Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!' for at the word I would always lift my finger very high, as a sign of absolute conviction; and I refused with energy to pay the forfeit. The more they laughed at me, the happier I was, hoping that some day the laugh would be on my side.
Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!' for at the word I would always lift my finger ve… - Alberto Santos-Dumont
Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!' for at the word I would always lift my finger ve…
- Alberto Santos-Dumont
To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall. - Alberto Santos-Dumont
To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.
Villages and woods, meadows and chateaux, pass across the moving scene, out of which the whistling of locomotives throws sharp notes. These faint, pi… - Alberto Santos-Dumont
Villages and woods, meadows and chateaux, pass across the moving scene, out of which the whistling of locomotives throws sharp notes. These faint, pi…
I never thought that my creation, would allow brothers to kill brothers. (after seeing his invention being used in war, The Airplane) Alberto Santos-… - Alberto Santos-Dumont
I never thought that my creation, would allow brothers to kill brothers. (after seeing his invention being used in war, The Airplane) Alberto Santos-…
The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath. - Alberto Santos-Dumont
The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath.
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion