Octave Chanute (1832-1910)
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Octave Chanute (1832-1910) was a person.
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- See: Railway Engineer, Aviation, George Cayley, Wright Brothers, Thrust.
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2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_Chanute Retrieved:2014-7-17.
- Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832, Paris – November 23, 1910, Chicago, Illinois) was born in France but considered himself an American. He was a railway engineer and aviation pioneer. He provided many budding enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers with help and advice, and helped to publicize their flying experiments. At his death he was hailed as the father of aviation and the heavier-than-air flying machine.
1894
- (Chanute, 1894) ⇒ Octave Chanute. (1894). “Progress in Flying Machines." ISBN:0-486-29981-3