Flying Machines: Construction and Operation; a Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, how to Build and Navigate the Modern Airship

by Thomas Herbert Russell, William James Jackman, Octave Chanute

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Genres: Science

228 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1910

About the author

Thomas Herbert Russell was born on March 12, 1862 in Plymouth, England. Son of Thomas Henry and Emma (Goodman) Russell.

He attended King’s College, London. Bachelor of Laws, Illinois College of Law, 1904, Doctor of Laws, 1910. He came to the United States, 1882, naturalized citizen, 1893. Educational director Railway Training Institute, Chicago, 1925.

Associate editor The World Book, 1929-1931. Associate The Literary Workshop, Chicago, 1932-1939. Founder and general secretary Clean Language League of America.