4. Alberto Santos-Dumont

Turn of the century Brazilian rich kid obsessed with flying. Balloons, airships, and airplanes. For a while, he was the only person in the world who could fly.

His autobiography (written when he was 30!): https://archive.org/details/myairships00santrich/page/282/mode/2up

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3. J.K.Randall / Barry Vercoe / Charles Dodge – Computer Music

#music #computerMusic #earlyComputer #1970s
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=6sc41GRPhlo&list=PL5YC8RZMRyyjXfxDCuvGHKs70zE

Ok. Turning this into a thread of things more people should know about.

2. Konrad Wachsmann's `Building the Wooden House`

Well known for his advocacy for component mass production, as well as aircraft hangers, Wachsmann's 1930 'Holzhausbau - Technik und Gestaltung' is a masterpiece monograph on modern wood construction.

#archidon #wood #HolzHausBau #architecture #building #ThingsPeopleShouldKnowAbout