Gabriel de LA LANDELLE (1812–1886), a naval officer, writer, and aviation pioneer, was an inspiration to Jules Verne; he developed a prototype steam-powered…

Gabriel de LA LANDELLE (1812–1886), a naval officer, writer, and aviation pioneer, was an inspiration to Jules Verne; he developed a prototype steam-powered helicopter, founded the “Society for the Promotion of Aerial Locomotion by Means of Heavier-than-Air Vehicles” with his friend Nadar, and was passionate about the early days of aeronautics; he was the first to use the term “aviation” in 1863 to refer to “air navigation,” a term that would later be adopted and expanded upon by h

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