Friday, 16 August 2013

Alexander Graham Bell’s Failed Flying Machine Reborn As a Floating City



Alexander Graham Bell's Failed Flying Machine Reborn As a Floating City
Aug 16th 2013, 21:00, by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

18x3jddzv6hpbjpgIn 1899, the inventor of the telephone set out to solve another problem: The aeroplane. He failed miserably. Really, really miserably. But this summer, a team of architects and engineers have resurrected his 106-year-old design for a flying machine for a very different purpose: As a model for floating, solar-powered structures. In the early years [...]

    






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