Lowe, Thaddeus Sobieski
Published: January 26, 2009, 3:49 pm
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Lowe's 'Intrepid' Airship
Thaddeus Sobieski Lowe (1832-1913), an American aeronautic scientist known for his pioneering advances in manned balloon flights. Abraham Lincoln appointed Thaddeus Lowe Chief of army aeronautics in 1861, and by 1863, Lowe and his crew had made more than 3,000 flights over enemy territory. He built five airships of various sizes with newly designed generators capable of producing hydrogen gas on the battlefield. The largest of his ships, the Intrepid, was 32,000 cubic feet in size and required 1,200 yards of silk for construction.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Lowe, Thaddeus Sobieski". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 26, 2009; Last revised Date January 26, 2009; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Lowe,_Thaddeus_Sobieski>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Lowe's 'Intrepid' Airship
Thaddeus Sobieski Lowe (1832-1913), an American aeronautic scientist known for his pioneering advances in manned balloon flights. Abraham Lincoln appointed Thaddeus Lowe Chief of army aeronautics in 1861, and by 1863, Lowe and his crew had made more than 3,000 flights over enemy territory. He built five airships of various sizes with newly designed generators capable of producing hydrogen gas on the battlefield. The largest of his ships, the Intrepid, was 32,000 cubic feet in size and required 1,200 yards of silk for construction.
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