{"product_id":"kelly-isbn-9780874744910","title":"Kelly","description":"Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, but he will be more remembered for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes. His extraordinary leadership of the Lockheed “Skunk Works” cemented his reputation as a legendary figure in American aerospace management.“Reads like the autobiography of the American dream. . . A readable collection of the people and influences that touched his life and remarkable career. Highly recommended.”—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The highly objective autobiography of one of the real giants of the aerospace world, . . . written so clearly that the average person cannot only understand it but gets caught up in it.”—\u003ci\u003eAerospace Historian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fast-paced, very readable, and technically interesting. It covers a fifty-year span of American aviation without being a history book. . . What makes this book so valuable is Mr. Johnson's exposition of the mind-set to find the simplest, least expensive fix to each technological problem. . . . Recommended for all harried technologists and defense planners, it will encourage one's faith that a better way is possible.”—H. Lawrence Elman, \u003ci\u003eNational Defense\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A good look at a fascinating man who has led, and who continues to lead, a perfectly charmed life.\"—\u003ci\u003eAir Force \u003c\/i\u003eClarence L. “Kelly” Johnson was an aviation engineer best known for his work on the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird planes.In his memoir, Clarence \"Kelly\" Johnson recalls his legendary career, designing such aircraft as the U-2 spy plane and leading the Lockheed \"Skunk Works.\"","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304012566757,"sku":"NP9780874744910","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780874744910.jpg?v=1767730671","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/kelly-isbn-9780874744910","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}