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A century of triumph : the history of aviation

Title: A century of triumph : the history of aviation / Christopher Chant ; illustrations by John Batchelor.
Author: Chant, Christopher.
Publication: New York : Free Press, ©2002.

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Description

viii, 388 pages : illustrations; 26 x 27 cm

Summary

A lavishly illustrated history of aviation retraces humankind's fascination with flight, from the Wright Brother's famous 1903 flight through the triumphs of technology manifest in the Stealth Bomber and beyond.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.
Bildband.

Note

Includes index.

Contents

Foreword -- Prologue. The Wright brothers conquer the air -- 1. Practical aviation takes off -- 2. The race for speed and distance -- 3. From biplane to monoplane -- 4. The jet age -- 5. Rotary-wing flight from Leonardo to Sikorsky -- 6. The modern age -- Index.

ISBN

0743234790
9780743234795

LCCN

2002073944

OCLC

ocm50192447
50192447
SCSB-9331856

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library