To Conquer the Air by James Tobin
James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became, has penned the definitive account of the inspiring and impassioned race between the Wright brothers and their primary rival Samuel Langley across ten years and two continents to conquer the air.For years, Wilbur Wright and his younger brother, Orville, experimented in obscurity, supported only by their exceptional family. Meanwhile, the world watched as Samuel Langley, armed with a contract from the US War Department and all the resources of the Smithsonian Institution, sought to create the first manned flying machine. But while Langley saw flight as a problem of power, the Wrights saw a problem of balance. Thus their machines took two very different paths--Langley's toward oblivion, the Wrights' toward the heavens--though not before facing countless other obstacles. With a historian's accuracy and a novelist's eye, Tobin has captured an extraordinary moment in history. To Conquer the Air is itself a heroic achievement.
At Yale University, James Tobin (1918-2002) was the Sterling Professor of Economics. In 1981, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for his contributions to the theoretical formulation of investing behavior. Tobin's works include The American Business Credo (co-authored with others), National Economic Policy, and Essays in Economics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743255363 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743255364 |
| Title | To Conquer the Air |
| Author | James Tobin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2004-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
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