Langley,Samuel Pierpoint

Langley,Samuel Pierpoint
Langley, Samuel Pierpoint. 1834-1906.
American astronomer and aviation pioneer who built the first successful heavier-than-air flying machines. He directed the Smithsonian Institution from 1887 to 1906.

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