Came across this great Mastodon thread about Alberto Santos-Dumont, someone I had previously never heard of. Sounds like a fascinating and brilliant individual.

I can’t find the book on Libby, but here it is on Amazon. I’m going to see if my local library can find a copy.

There’s another book, Wings of Madness: Alberto Santos-Dumont and the Invention of Flight by Paul Hoffman that’ll probably be going on my reading list after this one.

I recommend clicking through to the full thread.

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