Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
American chemist and inventor (1832-1913) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80
Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, also known as Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor, mostly self-educated in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and aeronautics, and the father of military aerial reconnaissance in the United States.
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Lowe's mammoth balloon the City of New York, later named Great Western, to be used in a transatlantic flight![Lowe's intended flight from Cincinnati shown in red. Actual flight in blue.[15]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Lowe_flight.jpg/330px-Lowe_flight.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Lowe's intended flight from Cincinnati shown in red. Actual flight in blue.[15]
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, c. 1865
Prof. Lowe ascending in the Intrepid to observe the Battle of Fair Oaks
Great Incline of the Mount Lowe Railway on opening day, July 4, 1893. The band went up first playing "Nearer My God to Thee".
New Hampshire historical marker #19 for Lowe near his birthplace in Jefferson, New Hampshire.Awards
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By the late 1850s he was well known for his advanced theories in the meteorological sciences as well as his balloon building. Among his aspirations were plans for a transatlantic flight.
