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William Abner Eddy

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American accountant and journalist (1850-1909)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1850 to 1909 · aged 59
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William Abner Eddy was an American accountant and journalist famous for his photographic and meteorological experiments with kites. The scientific significance of Eddy's improvements to kite-flying was short-lived, due to the advent of Lawrence Hargrave's rectangular box kites.

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William Abner Eddy, circa 1890William Abner Eddy, circa 1890William Eddy with Eddy kite. "Of Bayonne, N.J. / The Scientific Kite Flyer."William Eddy with Eddy kite. "Of Bayonne, N.J. / The Scientific Kite Flyer."US646375 Willian A. Eddy kite patent image, March 27, 1900US646375 Willian A. Eddy kite patent image, March 27, 1900Margaret Eddy with kites, c. 1895Margaret Eddy with kites, c. 1895

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William Abner Eddy was an American accountant and journalist famous for his photographic and meteorological experiments with kites. The scientific significance of Eddy's improvements to kite-flying was short-lived, due to the advent of Lawrence Hargrave's rectangular box kites. Nevertheless, in the year following Eddy's death, a train of ten Eddy kites reaching an altitude of 23,385 feet (7,128 m) set a height record for several years.

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United States
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Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1850 to 1909 · aged 59
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