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A Long and Illustrious History

Who invented the jet engine?

ASir Christopher Cockerell
BSir Frank Whittle ✓
CGeorge Stephenson
DIsambard Kingdom Brunel

Explanation

Sir Frank Whittle, a British Royal Air Force engineer, developed the jet engine in Britain in the 1930s. This invention revolutionised aviation.

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