Unlocking the Sky: Glen Hammond Curtiss and the Race to Invent the Airplane - Hardcover

Shulman, Seth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060196335 ISBN 13: 9780060196332

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2002

Synopsis

Traces the contributions of inventor and entrepreneur Glenn Curtiss to the development of airplane and flight innovations, describing how monopolistic tendencies of the time challenged his record-breaking designs.

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Review:

"[A] compelling revision of aviation history." -- Houston Chronicle

"Shulman has written a captivating story . of aviation's earliest days." -- St. Paul Star-Tribune

"Shulman tells a fascinating, fast-paced story and does an admirable job of balancing the historical scales. "--American History

"Shulman has written a captivating story ... of aviation's earliest days."--St. Paul Star-Tribune

"An enlightening exploration of the dissonance of history and mythology."--New York Times Book Review

"Great storytelling and a knack for rekindling all-but-forgotten historic scenes."--Boston Globe

"[A] compelling revision of aviation history."--Houston Chronicle

[A] compelling revision of aviation history. --Houston Chronicle"

Shulman tells a fascinating, fast-paced story and does an admirable job of balancing the historical scales. --American History"

Great storytelling and a knack for rekindling all-but-forgotten historic scenes. --Boston Globe"

About the Author:

Seth Shulman has worked for two decades as a writer and editor specializing in issues of science, technology, and the environment. His work has appeared in Nature, Discover, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, Technology Review, and the Atlantic Monthly, among many other publications. He is the author of three books, most recently Owning the Future. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060196335
• ISBN 13: 9780060196332
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290