Alberto Santos-Dumont (20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932, usually referred to as simply Santos-Dumont) was a Brazilian aviation pioneer, one of the very few p...
Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies! Alberto Santos-Dumont
Now my playmates never failed to wink and smile mockingly at me when one of them called 'Man flies!
The more they laughed at me, the happier I was, hoping that some day the laugh would be on my side. Alberto Santos-Dumont
The more they laughed at me, the happier I was, hoping that some day the laugh would be on my side.
I refused with energy to pay the forfeit. Alberto Santos-Dumont
I refused with energy to pay the forfeit.
The human voice cannot mount up into these boundless solitudes. Alberto Santos-Dumont
The human voice cannot mount up into these boundless solitudes.
Human beings look like ants along the white lines that are highways; and the rows of houses look like children's playthings. Alberto Santos-Dumont
Human beings look like ants along the white lines that are highways; and the rows of houses look like children's playthings.
The faint, piercing sounds, together with the yelping and barking of dogs, are the only noises that reach one through the depths of the upper air. Alberto Santos-Dumont
The faint, piercing sounds, together with the yelping and barking of dogs, are the only noises that reach one through the depths of the upper air.
I never thought that my creation, would allow brothers to kill brothers. (after seeing his invention being used in war, The Airplane) Alberto Santos-Dumont. Alberto Santos-Dumont
I never thought that my creation, would allow brothers to kill brothers. (after seeing his invention being used in war, The Airplane) Alberto Santos-Dumont.
The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath. Alberto Santos-Dumont
The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath.
Villages and woods, meadows and chateaux, pass across the moving scene, out of which the whistling of locomotives throws sharp notes. Alberto Santos-Dumont
Villages and woods, meadows and chateaux, pass across the moving scene, out of which the whistling of locomotives throws sharp notes.
For at the word I would always lift my finger very high, as a sign of absolute conviction. Alberto Santos-Dumont
For at the word I would always lift my finger very high, as a sign of absolute conviction.
To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall. Alberto Santos-Dumont
To propel a dirigible balloon through the air is like pushing a candle through a brick wall.
