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Tom D. Crouch is an aeronautics historian and curator. Crouch attended Ohio University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1966. He also attended Miami University and received a Master of Arts degree in history there in 1968. He later earned a Ph.D in history from the Ohio mostra altro State University in 1976. In 2001 the Wright State University awarded him with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Crouch is the author books and many articles, primarily on topics related to the history of flight technology. Crouch was awarded a 1989 Christopher Award for his book The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright. In 2005 he won the AIAA Gardner-Lasser Literature Prize for the book Wings: A History of Aviation From Kites to the Space Age. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Tom D. Crouch
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1944-02-28
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Excellent account of the Wright Brothers and how they found out about heavier-than-air powered flight.
 
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kslade | 3 altre recensioni | Dec 8, 2022 |
A complete biography of the Wright Brothers, with a fleshing out of their early years, the story of their indomitable father, the bishop, and of their mother, from whom they inherited their mechanical skills. The chronicle of two brothers who, together at every step, changed technology forever and expanded the world. Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them ill-prepared to face a world of skeptics, rivals, and officials. Using a treasure trove of Wright family correspondence and diaries, Tom Crouch skillfully weaves the story of the airplane's invention into the drama of a unique and unforgettable family. He shows us exactly how and why these two obscure bachelors from Dayton, Ohio, were able to succeed where so many better-trained, better-financed rivals had failed.… (altro)
 
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MasseyLibrary | 3 altre recensioni | May 31, 2018 |
To honor the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' history-making flight at Kitty Hawk, National Geographic Books and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (SNASM) present this official companion volume to this October's SNASM exhibition of the same name.
illustrated look at the lives of the brothers and their world-changing invention…it was invention, engineering, and the new possibilities of manned flight that obsessed them…explain the Wrights’ achievements and the moments of their great successes, and they paint a masterful personal portrait of the two sometimes erratic, genius personalities (never married, the brothers lived together all their lives), and, most important, the world of pioneering aviation in which they operated.… (altro)
 
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MasseyLibrary | 1 altra recensione | Mar 8, 2018 |
I learned a lot about the Wright Brothers and about their inventions. I found it interesting that their bike shop background helped them to devise the airplane. Quite interesting and a lot more detail than what I remember getting as a child when we talked about it. Lots of photos too--more than I would have thought available for the time period.
 
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