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Man's Flight at Last A Vision of Air Travel by Edison Era
A historical prediction discusses the coming age of human flight. It contrasts balloons with powered machines, notes Langley and the Wright brothers as precursors, and quotes Edison on solving flight. It envisages bird like controls, lightweight motors, and future air battles.
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Prof
E. P. Langley
The
Smithsonian Institution
Wright © Brothers
Ohio
Aeronautics
Pilcher
Thomas A. Edison
Florida
Edison
Mr. Edison
Prof. Langley
Atlantic
New York
Chicago
Metropolis