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See all on WikipediaAlberto Santos-Dumont, self-stylized as Alberto Santos=Dumont, (20 July 1873 – 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air aircraft. The heir of a wealthy … See more
Alberto Santos-Dumont was the sixth child of Henrique Dumont, an engineer who graduated from the Central School of Arts and… See more
Santos-Dumont began to show symptoms of multiple sclerosis. He aged in appearance and felt too tired to continue competing with new… See more
On 28 October 1930, Santos-Dumont was hospitalised in France, and on 14 April 1931 he wrote his first will. In 1931, he was treated in sanatoriums in Biarritz, and Orthez, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, where he attempted suicide by overdosing on medication. Prado … See more
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Santos-Dumont never married and was rather shy, and his sexuality has long been debated, including … See moreMountaineering, motorsports and ballooning
In 1891, when he was 18, Santos-Dumont visited Europe. In England he spent a few months practising his… See moreSeveral legends were told about our Brazilian friend. They said he had an immense fortune! Well, this fortune was only a remediated… See more
In 1902 the poet Eduardo das Neves [pt] composed the song "A Conquista do Ar" in honour of Santos-Dumont's… See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license WebApr 5, 2024 · Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviation pioneer who captured the imagination of Europe and the United States with his airship flights and made the first significant flight of a powered airplane in …
- See more on history.comTens of millions of people around the world received their first introduction to Alberto Santos-Dumont when they tuned into the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and watched as a nattily attired, mustachioed man impersonating the pioneering aviator took to the skies in a vint…
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WebAlberto Santos Dumont was a small man, barely five feet tall and weighing only 90 pounds. But he more than made up for his small stature with his personal energy and …
WebLearn about the life and achievements of Alberto Santos-Dumont, who was the first to fly a powered airplane in Europe and won the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize for his dirigible flights. Discover his experiments, …
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