Wings of Madness by Paul Hoffman
From the author of The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, winner of the prestigious Rhone-Poulenc science award: the history of aviation told through the extraordinary story of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the forgotten man who battled to be the first to free himself from the confines of the earth.‘Santos-Dumos truly was a man like few others…a delight…[an] unforgettably good book." Simon Winchester, New York Times
"A model of lively, intelligent writing on popular science … Hoffman's research is thorough and impressive, and his presentation is stylish and well-paced." Los Angeles Times
‘Captivating.’
The Sunday Times
‘Fascinating.’
Daily Telegraph
‘Poignant and sensitive.’
TLS
‘Engaging.’
Financial Times
Author of the award winning biography THE MAN WHO LOVED ONLY NUMBERS, Paul Hoffman writes for Time and The New Yorker. He is the former president of Encyclopaedia Brittanica
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841153698 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841153699 |
| Title | Wings of Madness |
| Author | Paul Hoffman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2004-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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