John H. Pennington
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John H. Pennington was an inventor from Baltimore.[1]
John Wise says he met Pennington in the course of a balloon launch a Winchester, Virginia, and recommended to him using a balloon instead of a kite in the design of his aerial vessel. Wise was not terribly impressed with Pennington's invention, which he didn't consider original.[2]
In 1853, Pennington wrote to War Secretary Jefferson Davis about his design for hand grenades.[3]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is John H. Pennington
- Patent US-1842-ph (English title: Steam kite)
Publications by or about John H. Pennington
- Pennington, 1838, Aerostation; or, Steam aerial navigation (Simple title: Aerostation; or, Steam aerial navigation)
- Pennington, 1842, A system of aerostation; or Steam aerial navigation (Simple title: A system of aerostation; or Steam aerial navigation)
References
- ↑ Patent US-1842-ph
- ↑ Wise, 1850, A System of Aeronautics, pp. 84–85.
- ↑ Papers of Jefferson Davis Vol. 5, p. 275.
| Names | John H. Pennington |
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| Countries | US |
| Locations | Baltimore |
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| Tech areas | Hybrid, Lift, Wings, Aerodynamics, Design, Bombing, LTA, Kite, Propulsion, Propellers, Navigation, grenade, Projectile, Military |
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