Solomon Andrews
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| Dr. Solomon Andrews | |
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 Robert Cornelius daguerreotype of Dr. Solomon Andrews, c. 1842 (NPG) | |
| Born | 15 February 1806 Herkimer, New York |
| Died | 17 October 1872 (66) [1] Perth Amboy, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Queens College (Rutgers) Medical School, 1827 [2] |
| Known for | The Aereon |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Andrews (m. 1829) |
Solomon Andrews (February 15, 1806 - October 17, 1872) was an American physician, politician, and inventor, recognised for his pioneering contributions to balloon aviation as the designer of the first self-propelled, steerable dirigible airship, the Aereon, which he first flew on June 1, 1863 over Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Background
- Health officer, planned and implemented Perth Amboy sewage system
- U.S. Collector of Customs, 1844-45
- Mayor of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1849, 1853, 1855[3]
- Inventor of "unpickable" combination lock, contract with U.S. Post Office to secure bags.
- The Inventors' Institute -- "Without eccentricity there is no progression!"
The Aereon
"The Art of Flying: Without Eccentricity There Is No Progression"
The Aereon (from the Greek aer, air + eon, age; "Air Age") was a three-hulled dirigible, "propelled first by gravity and then by buoyancy as he alternated the inclination of the hulls together with changes in the buoyancy,"[4] designed based on the principle that "certain orientations of an ellipsoid balloon generate thrust as the vehicle ascends or descends."[5]
- Incorporated in New York, 24 November 1865.
- Officers: Solomon Andrews, President; George W. Trow, Vice President; Emmett Densmore, Treasurer; C. M. Plumb, Secretary.
- Trustees: G. Waldo Hill, Cyrus O. Poole and C. J. Hopkins.
- Motto: Tempus Fugit; Tempore Fugit Homo. (Latin: "Time Flies; Now Man Flies.")
Reading
- Whitman, Roger B. (January 1932), Brown, Raymond J., ed., "He Flew an Airship Before the Wrights Were Born!", Popular Science Monthly (New York: Popular Science Publishing Co.) 120 (1): 15-18, https://books.google.com/books?id=3icDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15
References
- ↑ "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZQG-QZC : accessed 01 Sep 2014), Dr. Soloman Andrew, 17 Oct 1872; citing , reference; FHL microfilm 542512.
- ↑ "Medical School Alumni, 1827", Catalogue of the Officers And Alumni of Rutgers, Trenton, N.J.: Rutgers University, 1770, p. 325, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858051329377;view=1up;seq=329
- ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/andrews.html#627.72.58
- ↑ Miller, Jr., William McElwee (1975), The Dynairship, p. 1, https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19760007965.pdf, retrieved 2018-02-20
- ↑ Senior Spacecraft Design Students (1991), Mars Sample Return Mission: Two Alternate Scenarios - Final Report, Penn State Aerospace Engineering Department, p. 7, https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19920011286.pdf, retrieved 2018-02-20, "[...] the Aereon principle developed by Dr. Solomon Andrews in 1862; it holds that certain orientations of an ellipsoid balloon generate thrust as the vehicle ascends or descends. Using this thrust, the Aereon can pilot its way to a specific location with some accuracy."