The coming of the birdman: the aviator's image in Oregon, 1905-1915
Between 1905 and 1915 the aeroplane was tested at exhibitions and became a practical machine. Some observers, however, greeted this technological marvel with ambivalence. Skeptics felt that if the aeroplane could alter common perceptions about natural laws, it might also challenge time honored ideal...
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PDXScholar
1981
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| Online Access: | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/773 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1772&context=open_access_etds |