Francesco Lana de Terzi
Engineer, Author
1631 – 1687
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Who was Francesco Lana de Terzi?
Francesco Lana de Terzi was an Italian Jesuit, mathematician, naturalist and aeronautics pioneer. Having been professor of physics and mathematics at Brescia, he first sketched the concept for a vacuum airship and has been referred to as the Father of Aeronautics for his pioneering efforts, turning the aeronautics field into a science by establishing "a theory of aerial navigation verified by mathematical accuracy". He also developed the idea that developed into Braille.
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- Born
- 1631
Brescia - Profession
- Lived in
- Brescia
- Died
- Feb 22, 1687
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on July 23, 2013
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