Big
History in Flight: From Drifting and Soaring to Flying and Deep Space
Exploration by Wendy Curtis and Evan Penn Serio
With
text and full-spread illustrations, "Big History in Flight" presents
state-of-the-art theories from science and history concerning flight. Milestones
and thresholds of life’s adaptations to move through the atmosphere are
presented alongside the physical principles of fluid dynamics, gravity,
buoyancy, and other scientific ideas. Human achievements in flight are shown as
they occur, within an evolving political, social, economic landscape; feedback
loops which develop between aviation enthusiasts and industrial interests
intensify during times of war. Placing these events in chronological order,
authors Curtis and Serio explore the monumental journey of humans taking to the
sky in a Big Picture format. Beginning with the Big Bang and following this epic
narrative through to the present day, human achievement and ingenuity are placed
against the vast and fascinating backdrop of the expanding universe.