Rocket Man - Darling, David
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The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history ¿ ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond ¿ David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly. Discover outrageous attempts to fly like a bird and fall from the edge of space. Meet Napoleonic ballooniste Sophie Blanchard and her daredevil husband; the real ¿X-Men¿ who flew the supersonic experimental ¿X-planes¿ for the US Air Force; stuntman Lincoln Beachey,…mehr

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The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history ¿ ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond ¿ David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly. Discover outrageous attempts to fly like a bird and fall from the edge of space. Meet Napoleonic ballooniste Sophie Blanchard and her daredevil husband; the real ¿X-Men¿ who flew the supersonic experimental ¿X-planes¿ for the US Air Force; stuntman Lincoln Beachey, looping-the-loop in a pinstripe suit; and, of course, The Rocket Man himself: Yves Rossy, who in 2006 was the first person to cross the English Channel using a jet-pack. Eccentric and reckless, Darling¿s daring cast of dreamers is guaranteed to entertain and inspire.
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Autorenporträt
David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and music producer. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland. Together with Agnijo Banerjee, he is the co-author of the Weird Maths trilogy, and The Biggest Number in the World.