{"product_id":"visions-of-a-flying-machine-isbn-9781560987482","title":"Visions of a Flying Machine","description":"This acclaimed book on the Wright Brothers takes the reader straight to the heart of their remarkable achievement, focusing on the technology and offering a clear, concise chronicle of precisely what they accomplished and how they did it. This book deals with the process of the invention of the airplane and how the brothers identified and resolved a range of technical puzzles that others had attempted to solve for a century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStep by step, the book details the path of invention (including the important wind tunnel experiments of 1901) which culminated in the momentous flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the first major milestone in aviation history. Enhanced by original photos, designs, drawings, notebooks, letters and diaries of the Wright Brothers, \u003ci\u003eVisions of a Flying Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating book that will be of interest to engineers, historians, enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the process of invention.“The Wrights, as Jakab skillfully demonstrates, were masters at thinking visually and translating abstractions into real hardware. . . Clearly written and copiously documented, \u003ci\u003eVisions of a Flying Machine\u003c\/i\u003e . . . is an excellent case study of the innovation process.”—\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating. . . . This is a knowledgeable book, rich in detail and skillfully written. It is a valuable addition to our understanding of the Wright brothers and to the process of invention and engineering.”—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[An] excellent book.”—\u003ci\u003eSkyways\/World War I Aero\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Illuminating and highly valuable. . . . \u003ci\u003eVisions of a Flying Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for historians of science and technology, and good reading for all.”—\u003ci\u003eIsis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter L. Jakab\u003c\/b\u003e is curator of early aviation at the National Air and Space Museum and the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright\u003c\/i\u003e (Smithsonian Institution Press, 2004). He lives in Virginia.This book takes readers to the heart of the Wright Brothers' achievement, focusing on technology \u0026amp; providing a clear chronicle of their invention process.","brand":"Smithsonian Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302702829797,"sku":"NP9781560987482","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781560987482.jpg?v=1767743488","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/visions-of-a-flying-machine-isbn-9781560987482","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}