The Wrong Stuff? : Attempts at Flight Before (And After) the Wright Brothers

Scott, Phil

ISBN 10: 1592580440 / ISBN 13: 9781592580446

Published by Tradeselect Limited, 2003

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Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wrong Stuff? : Attempts at Flight Before (And After) the Wright Brothers
• Publisher: Tradeselect Limited
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592580440
• ISBN 13: 9781592580446
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st American Ed.
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.68 pounds

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Synopsis

The first book-length pictorial review of aviation history told through its most creative disasters, The Wrong Stuff? is published in association with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. It is published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of manned-flight. The Wrong Stuff? is different from other books on flight, in that it focuses on the PRE-history of flight.

The Wrong Stuff? includes biographical sidebars on the inventors, and contains over 300 archival images, including many never-before-published photos and illustrations. The book looks also at bizarre attempts at flight after the Wright brothers, giving an eye-catching new slant on a major anniversary.

The first book-length pictorial review of aviation history told through its most creative disasters, The Wrong Stuff? is published in association with the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. It is published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of manned-flight. The Wrong Stuff? is different from other books on flight, in that it focuses on the PRE-history of flight.

The Wrong Stuff? includes biographical sidebars on the inventors, and contains over 300 archival images, including many never-before-published photos and illustrations. The book looks also at bizarre attempts at flight after the Wright brothers, giving an eye-catching new slant on a major anniversary.

About the Author

Phil Scott lives and works in New York. He is a writer for Air and Space magazine, and is an inter-nationally renowned expert on the history of flight. He is the author of The Shoulders of Giants and The Pioneers of Flight. He is the former managing editor of Flying and Omni, and he frequently writes for such publications as Scientific American, New Scientist, Reader's Digest, the Chicago Tribune, and Cigar Aficionado.