1631 - 1687
Francesco Lana de Terzi Italian Engineer
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1630
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| Birthplace |
Brescia, Lombardy
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| Died |
1687
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| Place of Death |
Brescia, Lombardy
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| Nationality |
Italian
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| Occupation |
Engineer
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Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631 in Brescia, Lombardy – 22 February 1687, in Brescia, Lombardy) was an Italian Jesuit priest, 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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