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The Chinese are credited with inventing the first kites, perhaps as early as 1000 b.c. No one knows what inspired their creation, but they were used for pleasure and had military purposes as well, such as measuring the distance to enemy forts in order...

Kites are toys that fly in the air at the end of a line, and kite flying is a popular pastime in Asia. Many kinds of kites exist, but most have light bamboo frames covered with paper or cloth and are attached to a long string held in the hand. Brightly...

Light frame covered with paper or cloth, often provided with a balancing tail, and designed to be flown in the air at the end of a long string; it is held aloft by wind. Its name comes from the kite, a member of the hawk family. Kites have been in use...

A kite is a flying tethered man-made object. The necessary lift that makes the kite fly is generated when airflow over and under the kite creates low pressure above the kite and high pressure below it. In addition to the lift, this deflection generates...

Background Kites have soared in the sky for over 2,000 years. Historians believe kites were independently invented in China and Malaysia. During the Han Dynasty in China (206 BCE--220 CE), Chinese General Han Hsin used kites to calculate the distance his army...

OTHER GOLF Kite, Baiocchi share Senior Championship lead Associated Press Saturday, July 15, 2000 Tom Kite shot a 4-under-par 68 on Friday to tie South African Hugh Baiocchi for the lead at 10-under 134 after two rounds of the Senior...