Early Aviation to 1914
Jarrett, ed. From the earliest experiments with lighter-than-air craft to the use of kites and models for development and testing, this book explores the quest to understand aerodynamics from the dawn of flight to the beginning of World War I. Includes the Wright brothers, Bleriot, Farman, Voisin and others to explain why human flight took so long to achieve and how it was truly a collaborative effort. 256 pages, 210 B&W photographs and drawings, 7¾"x 10½", hardcover. #0006315