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Author Singer, Bayla, 1940-

Title Like sex with gods : an unorthodox history of flying / Bayla Singer.

Publication Info. College Station : Texas A and M University Press, [2003]
©2003

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Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 online resource (x, 219 pages) : illustrations.
Series Centennial of flight series ; no. 3
Centennial of flight series ; no. 3.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-213) and index.
Contents Dreams and mythology. Deities aloft. Artificial wings and the imitation of god. Travel to extraordinary kingdoms -- Theory and practice. Exuberant speculations. Human-powered flight : ornithopters. Gliders, parachutes, and kites. Balloons and dirigibles : sustained flight. The dream continues.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Summary Annotation "In Like Sex with Gods: An Unorthodox History of Flying, Bayla Singer offers a unique approach to humanity's fascination with flight. Rather than merely tracing the factual prehistory of flight up to the success of the Wright Brothers, Bayla Singer considers the interaction and influence of our dreams, fantasies, culture, and technology on the age-old quest to fly." "Filled with compelling stories and detailed illustrations, this book provides absorbing reading for aviation experts, those fascinated with the intimate relationship between technology and culture, and all of us who have even a passing interest in flying."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Incorporated All Rights Reserved.
Note Print version record.
Subject Aeronautics -- History.
TRANSPORTATION -- Aviation -- General.
Aeronautics. (OCoLC)fst00798293
Luchtvaart.
Culturele aspecten.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Geschiedenis (vorm) (NL-LeOCL)088143147
Other Form: Print version: Singer, Bayla, 1940- Like sex with gods. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2003 1585442569 (DLC) 2002152954 (OCoLC)50919952
ISBN 1585448753 (electronic bk.)
9781585448753 (electronic bk.)
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