{"product_id":"reconsidering-a-century-of-flight-roger-d-launius-9780807854884","title":"Reconsidering a Century of Flight","description":"On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright soared into history during a twelve-second flight on a secluded North Carolina beach. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first flight, these essays chart the central role that aviation played in twentieth-century history and capture the spirit of innovation and adventure that has characterized the history of flight. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors, all leading aerospace historians, consider four broad themes relating to the development of flight technology: innovation and the technology of flight, civil aeronautics and government policy, aerial warfare, and aviation in the American imagination. Through their attention to the political, economic, military, and cultural history of flight, the authors establish that the Wrights' invention--and all that followed in both air and space--was one of the most significant technologies of the twentieth century, fundamentally reshaping our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupported by the First Flight Centennial Commission\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors are Janet R. Daly Bednarek, Tami Davis Biddle, Roger E. Bilstein, Hans-Joachim Braun, David T. Courtwright, Anne Collins Goodyear, Roger D. Launius, William M. Leary, David D. Lee, W. David Lewis, John H. Morrow, Dominick A. Pisano, and A. Timothy Warnock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: \u003cbr\u003eTami Davis Biddle, Duke University\u003cbr\u003eRoger E. Bilstein, Dripping Springs, Tex.\u003cbr\u003eHans-Joachim Braun, Universitaet der Bundeswehr Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany)\u003cbr\u003eDavid T. Courtright, University of North Florida\u003cbr\u003eAnne Collins Goodyear, Arlington, Va.\u003cbr\u003eWilliam M. Leary, University of Georgia\u003cbr\u003eDavid D. Lee, Western Kentucky University\u003cbr\u003eW. David Lewis, Auburn University\u003cbr\u003eJohn H. Morrow, University of Georgia\u003cbr\u003eDominick A. Pisano, Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution\u003cbr\u003eA. Timothy Warnock, Air Force Historical Research Agency (Maxwell A.F.B., Ala.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger D. Launius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807854883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807854884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.18w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2004 pg. 1495","brand":"Roger D. Launius","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072023740671,"sku":"9780807854884","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_600dec99-1739-4f0b-bba0-348a212686c1.jpg?v=1753415586","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reconsidering-a-century-of-flight-roger-d-launius-9780807854884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}