Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xviii, 263, [5] p. Illustrations. This is one of the Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Dr. Peter L. Jakab is chief curator of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Formerly he served as the Museum s associate director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs. He holds a BA, MA, and PhD in American history from Rutgers University. Areas of specialization include the history of technology, aerospace history, and American social and cultural history. During his stay at the Museum, he has curated numerous exhibitions and frequently lectured on the history of technology; the history of invention; the Wright brothers and pioneer aviation; and First World War aviation. His publications include the books Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990); The Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright, and The Wright Brothers and The Invention of the Aerial Age. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed on t-p. Sticker residue on fep.

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Title: Visions of a Flying Machine: The Wright Brothers and the Process of Invention
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0874744563
ISBN 13: 9780874744569
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First edition. First printing [stated].
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Explains how the Wright Brothers identified and resolved each technical obstacle to the construction of a flying machine and why they succeeded where so many had failed

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