Sir Henry Royce

Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines

Peter Reese

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The History Press Ltd
01 July 2022

Biography: business & industry; Biography: science, technology & engineering; Road transport industries; Aerospace & air transport industries; Road & motor vehicles: general interest

The life and genius of Henry Royce, the outstanding, retiring, and often tyrannical founder of Rolls-Royce.

Henry Royce was born in 1863 in most modest circumstances when the internal combustion engine was yet to be invented and 40 years were to pass before mans' first powered flight. Despite having just two years' formal education, supplemented at 14 by three years' apprenticeship at the Great Northern Railway Works before being curtailed by lack of funds, in 1881 he succeeded in finding work in the infant electronic industry. By 1884 this brilliant, committed man had branched out on his own, with just £20 capital. From there on, his ferocious work schedules and unbending urge for perfection led to the establishment of Rolls-Royce and the design of superlative cars, followed by aero engines, which would be the finest of their kind in two world wars and set a gold-standard for future aspirants.

AUTHOR: Peter Reese spent his career in HM Forces, and since retiring has been a full-time writer, his books including a Scottish best-seller, Transforming the Skies, In Turbulent Skies, and The Flying Cowboy: The Story of Samuel Cody, Britain's First Airman for The History Press. He lives in Aldershot.

100 b/w illustrations

By: Peter Reese
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780750999007
ISBN 10: 0750999004
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

After a career in HM Forces, PETER REESE is now a full-time author of military history. His books on aviation include the acclaimed biography The Flying Cowboy: The Story of Samuel Cody, Britain’s First Airman (The History Press)

Reviews for Sir Henry Royce: Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines

"""A 'must read' for anybody interested in motorways, aviation and engineering."" -- P C Ruffles * Royal Aeronautical Society * ""Here, Peter Reese tells the story of Frederick Henry Royce, who, despite two years of formal education and his father dying in the poorhouse when he was nine years old, built the company form nothing."" * This England * Feature in Country Life magazine * Country Life magazine * ""Eminently readable, fascinating and quite readable..."" * Auto Express *"