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The Man with His Head in the Clouds
This is the story of how an uneducated Oxford pastry cook became the first Englishman to fly, in a self-built balloon powered by primitive, and potentially lethal, hydrogen. Despite taking off in force 8 gales, crashing into hills and plopping into the Irish Sea, James Sadler became a rare pioneering aeronaut to survive such perilous ascents.
This is the story of how an uneducated Oxford pastry cook became the first Englishman to fly, in a self-built balloon powered by primitive, and potentially lethal, hydrogen. Despite taking off in force 8 gales, crashing into hills and plopping into the Irish Sea, James Sadler became a rare pioneering aeronaut to survive such perilous ascents. Good luck was not hereditary; his son's balloon fatally collided with a chimney. Sadler advanced the scientific evolution of lighter-than-air flight, and took part in both of the famous races that so captivated the public in late eighteenth-century Europe: across the Channel, and the Irish Sea. He earned Lord Nelson's endorsement for improving the Royal Navy with applied science, created one of the first - perhaps the very first - mobile steam engines and was revered by fans like Percy Shelley and Dr. Johnson. Yet even the brightest stars one day collapse, as Sadler's name emits virtually no light today. Like Sadler, Richard O. Smith emanates from Oxford's Town not Gown.
Anul publicarii
2014
ISBN
9781909930018
Format coperta
Hardback
Numar pagini
288
Limba
Engleză
Domeniul
Biografii și memorii
Autor
Richard O. Smith
De aceeasi editura
Signal Books
CM
82714
DS
D/1#MEGA/2
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=9781909930018
Dimensiuni
Height: 5.86613 Inches, Length: 8.81888 Inches, Weight: 0.9700339528 Pounds, Width: 0.98425 Inches
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