In the waning days of the 19th century and on the eve of a new technological era, French, English, and American inventors (as well as a host of charlatans, stuntmen, and ...

The first full biography of the Wright Brothers themselves, set against the rich background of the world in which they worked--a world of crackpots, charlatans, and daredevils ...

A biography of two bicycle mechanics from Ohio who stunned the world by inventing powered flight.