Like Sex with Gods - An Unorthodox History of Flying Volume 3

This work offers a unique approach to humanity's fascination with flying. Rather than just tracing the factual prehistory of flight up to the success of the Wright brothers, Singer considers the interaction and influence of our dreams, fantasies, culture and technology on the age-old quest to fly.

About the author

Bayla Singer holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Currently an independent scholar, she has served as a consultant for the Smithsonian and has written a number of magazine and journal articles. Singer resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Summary

This work offers a unique approach to humanity's fascination with flying. Rather than just tracing the factual prehistory of flight up to the success of the Wright brothers, Singer considers the interaction and influence of our dreams, fantasies, culture and technology on the age-old quest to fly.

Product details

• Authors: Janet R. Daly, Bayla Singer
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2003
• EAN: 9781585442560
• ISBN: 978-1-58544-256-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 245 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 553 g
• Series: Centennial of Flight Series; Centennial of Flight; Centennial of Flight Series
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries