Thaddeus Lowe : America's one-man Air Corps ; born August 20, 1832, died January 16, 1913 /
"Flamboyant showman, starry-eyed dreamer, dedicated scientist, Thaddeus Lowe with his billowing balloon can justly be called the Founding Father of the United States Air Force because of the balloon equipment and aerial reconnaissance techniques he developed during the Civil War ... For two yea...
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New York :
Julian Messner, Inc.,
[1958]
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