Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was a Brazilian inventor of dirigibles and airplanes. He was the first man to successfully combine the internal combustion engine with ballooning, and Europeans long believed him to be also the first to fly a...

1873-1932 Brazilian aviator who pioneered the development of airships and made Europe's first sustained airplane flight. Living in Paris, Santos-Dumont built and flew a series of 14 increasingly sophisticated airships between 1898 and 1905. He...

Alberto Santos-Dumont (20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was an early pioneer of aviation. He was born and died in Brazil. He spent most of his adult life living in France. His contributions to aviation took place while he was living in Paris, France....

Alberto Santos-Dumont was to ballooning what Richard Branson is to aerial pickles. Born in Brazil in 1873, Alberto spent much of his boyhood dreaming about "sailing" the sky. He read Jules Verne, watched the condors, made straw planes powered by twisted rubber and sent...

HOFFMAN, Paul. Wings of madness; Alberto Santos-Dumont and the invention of flight. Hyperion. 369p. illus. notes. index, c2003.0-7868-8571-8. $15.95. SA Most enthusiasts of the world of flight can easily recognize the dapper little figure of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the irrepressible Brazilian who gave...