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Flashbacks. Episode 9 /

For some time the human race tried to reach for the sky, but it was the Wright brothers who brought this dream to reality. Although not the first into the air, they were the first to establish the principles of flight in the shape of wings. During the late 1800s, a race began, a race for the sky. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Geelong, Victoria : World Wide Entertainment, 2007.
Series:World history in video
Subjects:
Wright, Orville, > 1871-1948.
Wright, Wilbur, > 1867-1912.
Zeppelin, Ferdinand, > Graf von, > 1838-1917.
Aeronautics > History.
Airplanes.
Airships.
Avions.
Aeronautics.
Documentary films.
History.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:For some time the human race tried to reach for the sky, but it was the Wright brothers who brought this dream to reality. Although not the first into the air, they were the first to establish the principles of flight in the shape of wings. During the late 1800s, a race began, a race for the sky. The airship was the first powered craft to successfully take to sky and Graf von Zeppelin is regarded as the father and inventor of the airship. Graf von Zeppelin success inspired many countries to develop airship technology.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 13, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 min.).
Playing Time:00:04:56