Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE?

  1. F. Whittle

  2. C. Lindbergh

  3. W. Histell

  4. B. Owings
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Explanation

Sir Frank Whittle patented the jet engine in 1930. He was a British Royal Air Force engineer and inventor who developed the turbojet engine. The other names (Lindbergh - aviator, Histell and Owings) are not associated with jet engine invention.

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