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William Abner Eddy
1850-01-28 – 1909-12-26
Life & Legacy
William Abner Eddy (January 28, 1850 – December 26, 1909) was an American accountant and journalist famous for his photographic and meteorological experiments with kites. The scientific significance of Eddy's improvements to kite-flying was short-lived, due to the advent of Lawrence Hargrave's rectangular box kites. Nevertheless, in the year following Eddy's death, a train of ten Eddy kites reaching an altitude of 23,385 feet (7,128 m) set a height record for several years.
Occupation & Career
journalist, photographer, inventor
Education
University of Chicago
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
University of Chicago
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q3501528 — wikidata View source
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