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Samuel Pierpont Langley
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Samuel P. Langley. Langley aerodrome No. 5 Langley aerodrome of 1903
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Michael Faraday (L) English physicist and chemist (electromagnetism) and John Frederic Daniell (R) British chemist and meteorologist who invented the Daniell cell.
Faces of Science
ball bearing. Disassembled ball bearing. rotational friction Automobile Industry, Engineering, Industry, Machine Part, Metal Industry, Sphere, Steel, Wheel
Inventors and Inventions
Italian-born physicist Dr. Enrico Fermi draws a diagram at a blackboard with mathematical equations. circa 1950.
Physics and Natural Law
Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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Planet Earth and lunar moon from space
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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
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Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
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David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013
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Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks
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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
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The Jeff Koons tulips sculputure outside the Guggenheim Museums in Bilbao, Spain, Basque Country.
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Samuel Pierpont Langley: References & Edit History

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: NPR - The Race for Flight. Jan 09, 2025
Anniversary information added. Aug 18, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 20, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Aerospaceweb.org - Biography of Samuel P. Langley. Dec 13, 2016
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Libraries - Samuel P. Langley: Aviation Pioneer. Dec 13, 2016
Add new Web site: National Aviation Hall of Fame - Biography of Samuel Pierpont Langley. Jun 03, 2014
Photographs of 1896 and 1903 aerodromes added. Aug 26, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Biography of Samuel Pierpont Langley. May 05, 2009
Added new Web site: NASA - Earth Observatory - Biography of Samuel Pierpont Langley. May 05, 2009
Added new Web site: Inventors Gallery - Biography of Samuel Pierpont Langley. May 05, 2009
Added new Web site: Flying Machines - Biography of Samuel Pierpont Langley. May 05, 2009
Added new Web site: U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission - Biography of Samuel Pierpont Langley. May 05, 2009
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Samuel Pierpont Langley. May 04, 2009
Added new Web site: The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight - Samuel Pierpont Langley. Jul 23, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 06, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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