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De Gebroeders Wright
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Author : David McCullough
language : nl
Publisher: Spectrum
Release Date : 2015-09-04
De Gebroeders Wright written by David McCullough and has been published by Spectrum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-04 with History categories.
‘Met hen begon een nieuw tijdperk. McCullough prikkelt met deze dubbelbiografie de verbeelding.’ James Salter in The New York Review of Books Op een winterdag in 1903, in de afgelegen Outer Banks van North Carolina, schreven twee onbekende broers uit Ohio geschiedenis. Ze vlogen in een machine die zwaarder was dan de lucht, werd aangedreven door een motor en bestuurd door een piloot. Het was het begin van het tijdperk van de luchtvaart. David McCullough, tweevoudig winnaar van de Pulitzerprijs, vertelt het verrassende en ontroerende verhaal van Wilbur en Orville Wright. De gebroeders Wright openden in 1893 in Dayton, Ohio, een fietsenwinkel met werkplaats. De fiets was dé nieuwe rage. Hun eerste gezamenlijke onderneming was het bouwen van een eigen fiets, maar hun grote passie was vliegen. ‘Een mens vliegt niet en zal ook nooit vliegen’ was de overtuiging in 1900. De broers dachten daar anders over. Ze lazen alles wat er te lezen was over vliegen, bestudeerden de vleugelbewegingen van vogels en zetten in de fietsenwerkplaats hun eerste vliegtuig in elkaar. Vertrouwend op hun unieke talenten en technisch inzicht hielden zij vast aan hun droom ‘de lucht in te gaan’. Met buitengewoon veel moed, inventiviteit, doorzettingsvermogen en een onuitputtelijke nieuwsgierigheid overwonnen ze alle obstakels. Niets kon ze van hun doel afhouden. David McCullough baseerde zich onder meer op dagboeken, aantekeningen en meer dan duizend brieven van de familie Wright. De gebroeders Wright is een spannend avontuur, verteld door de meesterverteller van de Verenigde Staten, dat tegelijkertijd een prachtig tijdsbeeld geeft van het begin van de 20e eeuw. ‘Het fascinerende verhaal achter de geboorte van de luchtvaart. De gebroeders Wright waren zowel bevlogen als bescheiden en die zeldzame combinatie bracht ze tot nuchtere en cruciale inzichten.’ Benno Baksteen, voormalig gezagvoerder KLM en voorzitter Dutch Expert Group Aviation Safety (DEGAS)
De Gebroeders Wright Druk 1
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Author : David McCullough
language : nl
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-09-04
De Gebroeders Wright Druk 1 written by David McCullough and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-04 with categories.
The Wright Brothers And The Invention Of The Aerial Age
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Author : Tom D. Crouch
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic
Release Date : 2003
The Wright Brothers And The Invention Of The Aerial Age written by Tom D. Crouch and has been published by National Geographic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Presents a biography of the Wright brothers, focusing on their systematic research of flight mechanics which proved the key to their success.
Inventing Flight
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Author : John David Anderson
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2004
Inventing Flight written by John David Anderson and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The invention of flight craft heavier than air counts among humankind's defining achievements. In this book, aviation engineer and historian John D. Anderson, Jr., offers a concise and engaging account of the technical developments that anticipated the Wright brothers' successful first flight on December 17, 1903. While the accomplishments of the Wrights have become legendary, we do well to remember that they inherited a body of aerodynamics knowledge and flying machine technology. How much did they draw upon this legacy? Did it prove useful or lead to dead ends? Leonardo da Vinci first began to grasp the concepts of lift and drag which would be essential to the invention of powered flight. He describes the many failed efforts of the so-called tower jumpers, from Benedictine monk Oliver of Malmesbury in 1022 to the eighteenth-century Marquis de Bacqueville. He tells the fascinating story of aviation pioneers such as Sir George Cayley, who in a stroke of genius first proposed the modern design of a fixed-wing craft with a fuselage and horizontal and vertical tail surfaces in 1799, and William Samuel Henson, a lace-making engineer whose ambitious aerial steam carriage was patented in 1842 but never built. Anderson describes the groundbreaking nineteenth-century laboratory experiments in fluid dynamics, the building of the world's first wind tunnel in 1870, and the key contributions of various scientists and inventors in such areas as propulsion (propellers, not flapping wings) and wing design (curved, not flat). He also explains the crucial contributions to the science of aerodynamics by the German engineer Otto Lilienthal, later praised by the Wrights as their most im Kitty Hawk as they raced to become the first in flight, Anderson shows how the brothers succeeded where others failed by taking the best of early technology and building upon it using a carefully planned, step-by-step experimental approach. (They recognized, for example, that it was necessary to become a skilled glider pilot before attempting powered flight.) With vintage photographs and informative diagrams to enhance the text, Inventing Flight will interest anyone who has ever wondered what lies behind the miracle of flight. undergraduates, that would tell the connected prehistory of the airplane from Cayley to the Wrights. In light of the recognized excellence of his technical textbooks (with their stimulating historical vignettes), I can't think of a better person than Professor Anderson for the job. He has the rare combination of technical and historical knowledge that is essential for the necessary balance. Inventing Flight will be a welcome addition to undergraduate classrooms.--Walter G. Vincenti, Stanford University
De Gebroeders Wright
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Author : Russell Freedman
language : nl
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
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Het leven van de Amerikaanse luchtvaartpioniers in woord en beeld.
Orville Y Wilbur Wright
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Author : Ann Gaines
language : es
Publisher: Rourke Publishing (FL)
Release Date : 2002
Orville Y Wilbur Wright written by Ann Gaines and has been published by Rourke Publishing (FL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Aeronautics categories.
This high-interest series provides a wealth of biographical and science-related information by examining the lives of some of America's pioneering inventors and their contributions. These volumes offer detailed information on such inventions as the telephone, the iron lung, and the cotton gin, and explain each inventor's motivations and the steps they took to achieve their goals. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.
De Gebroeders Wright
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Author : Anna Sproule
language : nl
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
De Gebroeders Wright written by Anna Sproule and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with categories.
Bibliography Of Aeronautics
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Author : United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930
Bibliography Of Aeronautics written by United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Aeronautics categories.
De Glazen Kooi
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Author : Nicholas Carr
language : en
Publisher: Maven Publishing
Release Date : 2014-12-09
De Glazen Kooi written by Nicholas Carr and has been published by Maven Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-09 with categories.
In Het ondiepe liet Nicholas Carr ons zien wat internet met onze hersenen doet. In De glazen kooi opent hij ons de ogen voor een van de belangrijkste trends van het moment: de automatisering van onze samenleving. De voordelen liggen voor de hand, denk aan zelfrijdende auto’s, medische robots en gespecialiseerde apps. We geven taken uit handen aan machines, die het vaak sneller en beter kunnen en vervolgens hebben wij de vrijheid om onze tijd aan andere zaken te besteden. Volgens Nicholas Carr staat er echter veel op het spel: onze creativiteit en individuele talenten blijken op onverwachte manieren vervlochten met de taken die we uitbesteden. Wie alleen nog maar op zijn rekenmachine vertrouwt, zal wiskunde nooit echt goed begrijpen; wie alleen nog navigatiesoftware gebruikt, zal zijn richtingsgevoel kwijtraken. En het gaat nog veel verder dan rekenmachines en TomToms alleen. De talenten en vaardigheden van onze piloten, artsen, managers, docenten en politici veranderen op ingrijpende wijze als gevolg van automatisering. Technologie brengt ons veel goeds, maar het creëert ook een glazen kooi die ons beperkt. Dit najaar maakt Nicholas Carr deze kooi zichtbaar.
Wilbur Orville Wright
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Author : Library of Congress. Science and Technology Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Wilbur Orville Wright written by Library of Congress. Science and Technology Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Aeronautics categories.