"Papers presented at the 2003 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting". Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The Wright Brothers and the invention of aeronautical engineering / J. Coopersmith. J. Bednarek -- The airplane and the American way of war / C.J. Gross -- The propeller in the Garden: aviation and academia / M. Gorn -- The double helix aloft: flight and the government / R.D. Launius -- Flying the unprofitable skies: commercial aviation in America / J. Coopersmith.
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