Here is a timeline that I'd like to share about Clement Ader and other learning connections I made.
1841 Clement Ader was born in Muret, Haute Garonne, France. Muret is an outer suburb of the city of Toulouse. A suburb is a residential area within commuting distance to the city. Here is a location map of Muret in France.
Take a look at another map which has the location of Toulouse city and Muret Suburb.
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Clement Ader was a brilliant man who taught himself Engineering. He is an inventor and aeronautical pioneer. Aeronautics is the science or art involved with the study, design and manufacturing of air-flight capable machines and the techniques of operating air crafts and rockets within the atmosphere.
1870 Clement Ader constructed a gas balloon at his own expense.
1873 Constructed a winged bird on which he is said to have made tethered flights.
1876 Clement Ader quit his job. He resigned his position with the administration of bridges and roads to pursue the dream of mechanical flight.
1878 Clement Ader had studied electrical engineering. So, he improved on the telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
1880 Established the telephone network in Paris.
1881 Invented theatrophone (the theatre phone). Theatrophone is a telephonic distribution system in Europe that allowed people to listen to Opera and Theatre performances over the telephone lines. In those days, there was no television until John Logie Baird invented the first mechanical television in year 1926. I learnt about John Logie Baird in Cambridge Express English - Book 2. My mommy is not even aware of this that I came to know about John Logie Baird. ha ha ha. I got interested in knowing how television works. So, mommy showed me this web link. All I understood is that a television gives out many tiny dots on the screen which forms images on the screen. Now, I have so many questions. How does the tiny dots make images according to its color? How do the tiny dots form in first place? How does the sound come then? My mommy says that we could research about all this later.
1882 Clement Ader began to work on his first powered aircraft.
1890 His first powered aircraft got tested. His aircraft's name was Ader Eole. He kept this name in honor of the Greek God of Wind (Aeolus). Mommy read a story for me, about Aeolus. You can read the story here. Ader Eole is a tailless monoplane. It had deeply curved bat like wings. A monoplane is an aircraft with a single pair of wings. Ader Eole is also called as Avion.
Below is the drawings of Clement Ader's Eole.
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| Image Credit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ader_%C3%89ole |
Specifications of Ader Eole.
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1892 Ader constructed the second aircraft and he called it as Avion II. He claimed that he flew this aircraft for a distance of 100 m in Satory, near Paris.
1897 Invention of Avion III developed from Avion II. French War office financed (gave money) for the construction of Avion III. This flight was attempted on 12th October 1897, but it ended in a crash without ever leaving the ground and the French Military were not happy. This machine is preserved in Musee des Arts et Metiers in Paris. Musee des Arts et Metiers is a museum in Paris.
Steam Engine of Eole III looks like this.
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| Image Credit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ader_Avion_III#mediaviewer/File:Eole_III_steam_engine.jpg |
1925 Clement Ader breathed his last. Many people still admire Ader for his efforts for powered first flights. I think Ader is the first person to actually fly, even before Wright Brothers. Though Wright Brothers are credited with inventing and building the World's successful airplane, Clement Ader's plane took a short hop even before Wright Brother's invention. I first came to know about Wright Brothers when I read a book called 'Transportation' published by Macaw Books. And, remember, there is a scene that mentions about Wright Brothers in the movie 'Around the World in 80 Days'. Read my review for the movie here.
I admire Clement Ader. I think he was a genius. I feel a bit sad about Ader's failure with Avion III. But mommy says failures are stepping stones for success. I don't understand what it means when my mommy says this. I would like to understand what that proverb really means. My mommy immediately showed me this picture in the internet.
What I understand from this picture is that at first attempt I might fail. But though I might fail many times, if I continue to step up, at the last attempt, I would be able to say
"YES, I DID IT".
Clement Ader, this is how he looks.
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| Image Credit - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A9ment_Ader#mediaviewer/File:Clement_ader,_1891.jpg |
In 1938, France issued a postage stamp with the picture of Clement Ader.
This blog post is a result of co-learning with my mommy. While my mommy facilitated my research, I went on making learning connections. Now, I have more things to research after writing this blog post. I would like to research and learn more about television, Wright Brothers, telephones, Paris, France, Greek Mythology and lot more.
References:
My mommy at first did not even know who Clement Ader is. I am very proud that I am the one who first introduced who Clement Ader is, to my mommy. Thanks to the book that I read long back, 'Flight' by Kingfisher Series. You can buy the book here.
Keep trying even though you might fail and then you can say
YES, I DID IT.
YES, I DID IT.
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