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| Title |
Wright brothers and the world's first airplane: an ,investigation of technical creativity and the inventive ,process |
| Personal
Name |
Jakab, Peter L. |
| Pages |
371p. |
| Notes |
Refs. p.364-370 + numerous chapter notes passim. |
| Publisher |
Rutgers State University of New Jersey |
| Publication
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1989 |
| Language |
English |
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monograph |
| City
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New Brunswick |
| Country |
United States |
| Open
Term |
Airplanes and Flights ,Biographical References -- Wright Brothers |
| Abstract |
Ph.D. dissertation in the history of science. Detailed and extensive study on how the Wright brothers solved the technical problems of flight, including the important role of their experience in building bicycles, and their ability to conceptualize practical solutions to mechanical problems using nonverbal graphic mental imagery. The author argues that the Wright brothers used a strictly engineering rather than theoretical approach and solved the basic elements of mechanical flight, particularly the need to balance stability and control in three axes, solutions basically still used today, in their 1902 glider, and that even though their solutions were improved on even in their own lifetime, especially in Europe, they deserve full credit for being the first to solve the problem. |
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