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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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Details
- 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