The Wright Brothers and Their Predecessors.
Anderson, Jr. This concise and engaging account of the technical developments that pre-dated the Wright brothers' successful first flight show not only the Wrights' legendary accomplishments, it also reviews the research leading up to their success and explains the body of aerodynamics knowledge and flying machine technology they inherited, both useful and dead end. 192 pgs., 9 B&W photos, 13 line drawings, 5¾"x 8¾", sfbd. #0048901