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Otto Lilienthal flying one of his gliders, circa 1895.
Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer (1848-1896) was a pioneer of aviation, making many test flights in gliders. He died in Berlin after a crash. On August 9, 1896, his glider No. 11 was struck by a sudden gust of wind and he lost control. Lilienthal broke his back and died the next day.

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Dutch personal horns. Rotating acoustic listening device developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense systems research between World Wars I and II, 1930s.

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German acoustic/optical locator, 1917. A junior officer and an NCO from an unidentified Feldartillerie regiment wearing combined acoustic/optical locating apparatus.

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Acoustic listening device developed for the Dutch army as part of air defense systems research between World Wars I and II.

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French steel helmet with built-on chain screen to protect soldiers’ eyes, WWI (Life Magazine)

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“What to do for a splitting backache…automated caveman gets a rear-end drive”, Popular Science, January 1964

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New Mechanical Chiropractor, Modern Mechanix, December 1932 WITH a machine like the one shown below in your home, there’s no longer any excuse for headaches. At least, that is…

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El gabinete de mecanoterapia del Dr. Bartrina Costa, Madrid (?), 1919.

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