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University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1342: Wright and Langley

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Read about the controversy that emerged over the authenticity of Samuel Pierpoint Langley's flying machine, and the response of the Wright Brothers to attempts to usurp their place in history. This is a transcript of a radio broadcast.

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history of aviation, history of flight, charles walcott, glenn curtiss, langley aerodrome, samuel pierpoint langley, the engines of our ingenuity: no. 1342: wright and langley, wright airplane, history of smithsonian institution, powered flight (airplane)
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