The visionaries behind human flight exemplify determination and resilience. Lawrence Hargrave, once mocked for his innovative box kites, became a cornerstone of contemporary aviation. David Warren's development of the black box greatly enhanced flight safety, though he encountered significant opposition in bringing it to fruition. Jack Grant tirelessly worked for a decade to incorporate his life-saving slide-raft into aircraft. Meanwhile, it took an astounding 60,000 years for the creators of the returnable boomerang to finally gain acknowledgment for their contributions to aerodynamics.
Show
Aussie Inventions That Changed The World
Episode
S01E07
Air Date
Aug 05, 2019