Taking off: A Century of Manned Flight

Marc Notes: R. D. Launius -- Flying the unprofitable skies: commercial aviation in America /; J. Coopersmith; Includes bibliographical references; The Wright Brothers and the invention of aeronautical engineering /; Papers presented at the 2003 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting.; P. L. Jakab -- Fond of flying: general aviation /; J. Bednarek -- The airplane and the American way of war /; C. J. Gross -- The propeller in the Garden: aviation and academia /; M. Gorn -- The double helix aloft: flight and the government /. Publisher Marketing: 2003 marks the centennial of manned flight, a major anniversary for an Earth-shattering accomplishment. The papers contained in this volume were presented at the 2003 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting.