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Complete History of Aviation: From Ballooning to Supersonic Flight

By Robert Curley

Book information

Publisher
Rosen Education Service
Year
2011
ISBN
1615306676, 9781615306671
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (6942772 bytes)
Series
Transportation and Society
Pages
165\0
Library
AvaxHome
Time added
2014-03-26 00:55:15

Description

A little more than a century ago, Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled flight of an airplane, an experiment that changed the world. However, the principles of flight were established well before then, studied and tested by explorers and inventors worldwide. From the ancient Greek inventor Archimedes to the Wright brothers and beyond, humankind has sought to unlock the secrets of flight, finding a way for humans to defy gravity and slip the bonds that keep us earthbound. The History of Flight examines the origins of the quest, explains the mechanisms by which flight is possible, and tells the story of how aviation has evolved.

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