Event
Sam Howe Verhovek: Boeing's 707 & the Jet Age
Great Britain launched the world's first commercial jet service, but its De Havilland Comet was cursed, and an upstart Seattle company put a new competitor in the sky: the Boeing 707 Jet Stratoliner. Seattle journalist Sam Howe Verhovek, author of Jet Age, moderates a discussion with those who designed, built, sold, and flew the iconic jet airliner: Joe Sutter, legendary Boeing 707 engineer and "Father of the 747"; test pilot Brien Wygle; engineer Peter Morton; and PanAm stewardess Paula Clark. The event also features rare photographs and promotional film footage of the 707. Presented by the Town Hall Center for Civic Life, with University Book Store. Series media sponsorship provided by PubliCola. Series supported by The Boeing Company Charitable Trust and the RealNetworks Foundation.
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LocationTown Hall Seattle
1119 8th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
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