So, having some generally thematic pop hits out of the way, this is the part of the record where actual "rock opera" could have launched off. That is, had I the ability to actually get a libretto together. You know, some dialogue/ plot/ etc. Instead, we went the "photo album" route, which enabled us to cover a lot more ground (no pun intended).
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Today's examination material:
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) was the unlikely aeronautic mega-hero of both Brazil and France, having emigrated from the former to the latter as a young man. He was a designer and pilot of lighter than air balloons and then dirigibles, and made his fame in 1901 when he earned the Deutsch prize for flying from the Parc Saint Cloud, around a bend on the Seine about 4 miles southwest of Paris, to the Eiffel Tower and back in under 30 minutes.
Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) was the German pioneer in glider design. An obsessive about avian aerodynamics, he applied much of that knowledge to his devices, some of which he tested from his own man-made, 50-foot hill. Predictably, after a couple thousand flights, he suffered severe injuries in a crash in 1896, breaking his neck and dying the next day. His last words were reported to be "Sacrifices must be made".
JK
"Santos-Dumont of Brazil":
https://app.box.com/s/xix9l7xod8x9gxftbyinmpm7h61r31o2
"Lilienthal #1": https://app.box.com/s/ucooxe6mjdd96hnmt71dpusehvzen0pq
"Lilienthal #2": https://app.box.com/s/y6vpzeqh2w91aicthc65lr022aozs080
