Visions of a Flying Machine

Visions of a Flying Machine
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Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781588344380
ISBN-13 : 158834438X
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Book Synopsis Visions of a Flying Machine by : Peter L. Jakab

Download or read book Visions of a Flying Machine written by Peter L. Jakab and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This acclaimed book on the Wright Brothers takes the reader straight to the heart of their remarkable achievement, focusing on the technology and offering a clear, concise chronicle of precisely what they accomplished and how they did it. This book deals with the process of the invention of the airplane and how the brothers identified and resolved a range of technical puzzles that others had attempted to solve for a century. Step by step, the book details the path of invention (including the important wind tunnel experiments of 1901) which culminated in the momentous flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the first major milestone in aviation history. Enhanced by original photos, designs, drawings, notebooks, letters and diaries of the Wright Brothers, Visions of a Flying Machine is a fascinating book that will be of interest to engineers, historians, enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the process of invention.


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