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Airplanes: The Life Story of a Technology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313331503)
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xThe invention of the airplane redefined the way in which people travel, conduct commerce, spend their leisure time, and wage war. From the Wright brothers' wood-and-fabric Flyer to the modern jet aircraft, the airplane has evolved in countless ways as its many uses have unfolded. The development of safe and efficient air travel required solving multiple engineering riddles about aerodynamics, control, propulsion, and structures. This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series shows how the solutions to these riddles helped spur dramatic changes in the world's social and cultural life.
The volume includes a glossary of terms, a timeline of important events, and a selected bibliography of useful resources for further information.Author: Jeremy R. Kinney
ISBN-10: 0313331502
ISBN-13: 9780313331503
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.34w x 0.78d
Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 09/01/2006 pg. 148
By Jeremy R. Kinney
xJeremy R. Kinney is Curator in the Aeronautics Division at the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. He has served as the Centennial of Flight lecturer at the University of Maryland.
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