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Born May 23, 1848 • Germany
Died August 10, 1896 (aged 48) • Berlin • Germany
Subjects Of Study aerial locomotion

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Austrian engineer
Alexander M. Lippisch
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Robert Goddard
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Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovich
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