About
Aeronautical engineer who helped the U.S. create some of its earliest lighter-than-air ships. He was also the president of Goodyear Zeppelin Company and received important awards from both the Franklin Institute and the Smithsonian Institute for his revolutionary work.
Before Fame
Developing an interest in flight from his college days, he spent several years studying the progress of aeronautics in Europe, before returning to teach it in the U.S.
Trivia
He bult the first wind tunnel, at MIT, made some of the earliest planes capable of transatlantic flight, and supervised construction of lighter-than-air craft.
Family Life
He was born in Creston, Iowa.
Associated With
Among his many contributions to the development of flight in America, he translated Gustave Eiffel's works on aerodynamics.
