No Highway
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"No Highway" is a 1948 novel by Nevil Shute that centers on an eccentric engineer who predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner, blending technical detail with a tense aviation thriller.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No Highway canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | No Highway in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Nevil Shute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
aviation safety
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conflict between scientific evidence and bureaucracy ⓘ metal fatigue in aircraft structures ⓘ responsibility of engineers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Henry Koster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStarring |
Glynis Johns
NERFINISHED
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James Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle | No Highway in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
aviation novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | No Highway in the Sky (US edition title, sometimes used) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1948 British novels
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British novels adapted into films ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780099530165 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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aircraft testing facilities ⓘ transatlantic flight ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary concerns about airliner structural safety ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Theodore Honey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed technical depiction of aeronautical engineering
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early fictional treatment of metal fatigue in commercial aircraft ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Nevil Shute novels ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An eccentric engineer predicts catastrophic metal fatigue in a new airliner type and struggles to convince authorities before a disaster occurs. ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Royal Aircraft Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | aeronautical engineer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
airliner design
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government research establishments ⓘ risk assessment ⓘ |
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