Mayday! (ePub)
A History of Flight through its Martyrs, Oddballs and Daredevils
(Sprache: Englisch)
The thrilling stories of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight
'Gripping… dazzling tales of madness and derring do.' Brian Clegg
In a world without aircraft, to believe flight might be possible required a certain kind of...
'Gripping… dazzling tales of madness and derring do.' Brian Clegg
In a world without aircraft, to believe flight might be possible required a certain kind of...
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The thrilling stories of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight
'Gripping… dazzling tales of madness and derring do.' Brian Clegg
In a world without aircraft, to believe flight might be possible required a certain kind of character. You had to be starry-eyed, a possessor of practical ingenuity, nerves of steel and a level of sanity that would be best described as deficient.
In Mayday!, David Darling tells the stories of the unconventional aviators across history who have been willing to risk all to further their craft. Meet Sophie Blanchard, a balloonist of nervous disposition whom Napoleon charged with organizing balloon displays at all major ceremonies in France. Then there's the daredevil stuntman Lincoln Beachey, the dogfighter aces of WWI, the man who performed the dance of death switching planes in mid-air, the real 'X-Men' who flew at the edge of space, and the BASE jumpers who want to fly without wings. The cast are eccentric, reckless and extraordinary, and Mayday! is made up of their riveting tales, bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.
'Gripping… dazzling tales of madness and derring do.' Brian Clegg
In a world without aircraft, to believe flight might be possible required a certain kind of character. You had to be starry-eyed, a possessor of practical ingenuity, nerves of steel and a level of sanity that would be best described as deficient.
In Mayday!, David Darling tells the stories of the unconventional aviators across history who have been willing to risk all to further their craft. Meet Sophie Blanchard, a balloonist of nervous disposition whom Napoleon charged with organizing balloon displays at all major ceremonies in France. Then there's the daredevil stuntman Lincoln Beachey, the dogfighter aces of WWI, the man who performed the dance of death switching planes in mid-air, the real 'X-Men' who flew at the edge of space, and the BASE jumpers who want to fly without wings. The cast are eccentric, reckless and extraordinary, and Mayday! is made up of their riveting tales, bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.
Autoren-Porträt von David Darling
David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.Together with Agnijo Banerjee, he is the co-author of the Weird Maths trilogy, and The Biggest Number in the World.
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- Autor: David Darling
- 2015, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
- ISBN-10: 1780745656
- ISBN-13: 9781780745657
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2015
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