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Category History of Science and Technology

Modern History, History of Science and Technology

The Wright Brothers’ 1901 Glider Failure and the Wind Tunnel That Saved Aviation

The One Mistake That Almost Grounded the Wrights

The Wright Brothers' 1901 glider generated only a third of the lift Otto Lilienthal's tables predicted. On the train home from Kitty Hawk, Wilbur said man would not fly within a thousand years. Then they built a wind tunnel in their bicycle shop, tested 200 wings, and discovered the published aerodynamic constants had been wrong since 1759. Two years later they flew.

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May 29, 2025

History of Science and Technology, Modern History

Nikola Tesla’s Papers: The 1943 Seizure and the Myth That Followed

When Nikola Tesla died at the New Yorker Hotel in January 1943, federal agents seized his papers within hours. MIT engineer John G. Trump — Donald Trump's uncle — reviewed them and found speculation, not a weapon. The papers are now public in Belgrade and the FBI files have been declassified. This is what was actually in them.

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May 18, 2025