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" I believe no financial profit will accrue to the inventor of the first flying machine, and that only those who are willing to give as well as to receive suggestions can hope to link their names with the honor of its discovery. The problem is too great... "
Unlocking The Sky: Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Race to Invent the Airplane - Page 55
by Seth Shulman - 2009 - 292 pages
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Discovery, Innovation, and Risk: Case Studies in Science and Technology

Newton Copp, Andrew Zanella - Reference - 1993 - 446 pages
...aeronautics. Wilbur had written Chanute in 1900 that "I make no secret of my plans for the reason that I believe no financial profit will accrue to the inventor of the first flying machine ..." (McFarland 1953). The 1902 glider changed all that. In March 1903, Wilbur and Orville applied...
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Contact!: The Story of the Early Aviators

Henry Serrano Villard - Transportation - 2002 - 308 pages
...Wrights were seeking. As Wilbur put it to Chanute, “I make no secret of my plans for the reason that I believe no financial profit will accrue to the inventor of the 20 THE SPREADING OF WINGS flying machine, and that only those who are willing to give as well as to...
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The Wind and Beyond: The ascent of the airplane

James R. Hansen - Aerodynamics - 2003 - 780 pages
...knowledge and experience might enable you to give me. I make no secret of my plans for the reason that I believe no financial profit will accrue to the inventor...for one man alone and unaided to solve in secret. My plan then is this. I shall in a suitable locality erect a light tower about one hundred and fifty...
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Race to the Sky: The Wright Brothers Versus the United States Government

Stephen B. Goddard - History - 2003 - 236 pages
...drive to put a man in the air. “I make no secret,” he said, “of my plans for the reason that I believe no financial profit will accrue to the inventor...link their names with the honor of its discovery.” 9 In the letter to Chanute, he then unveiled his plan: I shall in a suitable locality erect a light...
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To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight

James Tobin - History - 2003 - 468 pages
...notes that won Chanute's approval. “I make no secret of my plans,” he said, “for the reason that I believe no financial profit will accrue to the inventor...for one man alone and unaided to solve in secret.” These sentiments Chanute heartily endorsed. Furthermore, Wright's mention of Lilienthal as his exemplar...
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To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight

James Tobin - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 464 pages
...notes that won Chanute's approval. “I make no secret of my plans,” he said, “for the reason that I believe no financial profit will accrue to the inventor...for one man alone and unaided to solve in secret.” These sentiments Chanute heartily endorsed. Furthermore, Wright's mention of Lilienthal as his exemplar...
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The Hidden Souls of Words: Keys to Transformation Through the Power of Words

Mary Cox Garner - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2004 - 238 pages
...ffight, or what is required to fly, is associated with that little insect. “The problem [of flight] is too great for one man alone and unaided to solve in secret.” Wilbur Wright, 1900 It is easy to appreciate the insects and creatures that we hold in wonderment,...
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