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Re:Heavier Than Air (1930) by mhb on Sunday October 13, 2019 @10:32PM (#21244829)
Though predating it by many decades, this is a bit of a tldr of the book The Wright Brothers by David McCullough which I thought was great. Presumably if you liked this article, you would feel similarly.
Re:Heavier Than Air (1930) by chrisbrandow on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:27AM (#21245474)
I second the recommendation. It’s a pretty easy read but gave me a much deeper appreciation for these two that I had sort of dismissively mischaracterized as “two bike shop mechanics”.