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.