Used as kites, these rigid stable aeroplanes are superior to the very best cellular kites I can make; they are lighter, pull harder per square foot, attain a greater angle of elevation, and have fewer parts.
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Nationality: Australian Type: Scientist Born: January 29, 1850 Death: July 14, 1915 |
“My latter schooldays and my university days were during the war, when science - physics, in particular - was a very important and glamorous subject. A lot of us felt that if we couldn't get into science, we might try engineering or medicine.”
“I am interested in the gap between what people say and what they think - the undiscovered world of people's lives. Lives of quiet desperation.”