march november american businessman scientist inventor engineer invented types hydrogen balloon related equipment business making passenger balloons instrument balloons balloon farm known united_states late nineteenth century early twentieth century invented machine fabric hydrogen finished product large lighter air balloons experimented making artificial rain areas rain agriculture hydrogen balloons exploded high altitude cause rain contracted government lumber companies balloon bombs production man rain manager louis world fair superintendent balloon demonstrations aerial races balloon military warships defense case attack air foreign interests demonstrated fair early life education born march german descent son birthplace new_york state grew nearby town attended school run scientist stimulated scientific curiosity school interested principles electricity related matters earned extra money fulfilling requests art work building mechanical spent money materials experiments science books spent extra time workshops laboratories learn scientific principles spare time woods learn nature leader classmates local teenagers mechanical understanding improve devices invention patented lamp reduced considerably smoke flame innovation proud automatic self recording mercury recorded measurements strip paper meteorological instrument kept continuous barometric record covered span years career electrical mechanical tools turned interests experiments early entrepreneur ventures earned money time delivery agent bill collector bank clerk carpenter chemist gas mechanic photographer printer writer nineteen starting july general treasurer bank time year pay received salary year higher normal extra attention work habits opened little telegraph office july counting office bank telegraph office town constructed necessary telegraph equipment needed taught code send receive messages income bank telegraph business half total income eventually time telegraph operator bank bank responsibilities took time turned telegraph business local post office operator worked years time developed interest money collected bills assembled study book genuine bills compared learn techniques expert detecting bills valued interest given bank notes pass approval ultimately basis present day method detecting bills resigned bank moved new_york bought photography gallery ran business years met married november years younger born took interest making hydrogen gas couple moved began activities balloon manufacturing flying mary lab assistant later balloon pilot known lady balloons built balloon summer feet diameter contain cubic feet hydrogen gas balloon material valve weighed pounds envelope material high quality cotton cloth oil invented machinery applied coats fabric silk cotton coats applied balloon envelope hydrogen patented machines took fourteen days construct operation seven years hydrogen balloons days built set hydrogen gas balloons days gates mansion workshops purchased gates mansion victorian style house acres property located near new_york previously owned wife went business manufacturing passenger balloons specialty purpose gas balloons government balloons assembled partially inflated outdoors test held hydrogen gas properly large balloons half inflated laid property grounds gave impression growing large mushrooms unusual new farm crop time people figured making balloons known balloon farm story mansion house broken workshops living quarters workshops chemistry lab print shop shipping room work area machine shop facilities attic story devoted entirely machines associated tools necessary construction floor room large library books science researched wife buildings scattered acres contained gas engines chemical facilities newspapers reported monopoly making hydrogen gas balloons producer united_states balloons government house available area balloon materials large balloons fabric material patterned large strips ready patent fabric sea island cotton application patented formula fabric hydrogen seal fabric material balloon prepared low pit outdoors house ground level fabric prepared sheltered wind provided fire pit case material caught fire water putting fire liquid large iron cover fire applied cooking raw oil formula oil mix cooked hours consistency material consistency poured sloping lead patented machine apparatus acted pressure springs weights raw wound fabric silk cotton fed large machine processing processed wet fabric soaked pressed pores excess removed wet fabric cloth hung outdoors bright sunshine hours like laundry processed fabric elastic properties rubber patented invented able seal balloon material hold hydrogen gas penetrate glass metal silk cloth fabric required applications seal properly thoroughly hydrogen gas general area property drying fabric consisted foot high clothes line type poles feet apart protected wind break fences canvas poles wires laying wet fabric drying drying fabric times thoroughly dried time application new added thin layer basement house generating hydrogen gas pure oxygen hydrogen making apparatus consisted tank half filled water tank filled iron navy cast iron projectiles acid added tank water slowly acid separated water hydrogen oxygen gases iron absorbed oxygen gas allowed hydrogen pipe wash barrel pipe balloon envelope freed hydrogen gas filled balloon lifting ability pounds cubic feet gas balloon held ground weights filled didn float away feet diameter balloon hold cubic feet hydrogen gas giving filled balloon lifting ability pounds known location technology developed extent balloons hold hydrogen gas envelope days outdoors kinds weather wrote newspaper articles safe hydrogen balloons travel example gave encountering rough weather like rain storm pointed airplane stop mid air balloon pointed high wind balloon perfectly safe long rider didn deliberate opposing moves claimed passenger trips soon commonplace buying ticket torpedo balloon farm place america hydrogen balloons manufactured government private use hydrogen aircraft came large variety flew like read children book dream story public allowed walk view place flying aerial craft working models went feet track flying machines driven real people ascend turn dive innovations consisted air vessels scientific application balloons specialty ordered curiosity balloons contrived gave impression future world advanced people realised normal globe shaped hot air passenger balloons subject direction winds thought passenger balloon controlled flow step evolution balloon design large elongated instead sphere theory symmetrical wave line body head resistance passing air blunt globe new design similar balloons gas balloon envelope hold hydrogen gas lifting agent lighter air new design referred torpedo torpedo feet long feet diameter center stern sharply pointed rudder help steering envelope held hydrogen gas torpedo red yellow silk trips distance miles ran average speed miles hour powered forward propeller spun revolutions minute engine drove propeller spontaneous engine fed semi translucent fuel type hold passengers combination freight crewmen torpedo built later larger versions entered contests demonstrated fair feet long feet diameter contained cubic feet hydrogen gas lift pounds weight successful experimental test flights balloon farm delivering referred horse power gasoline motors ran propellers blades propellers manipulated direction operator steer sideways right left forward backwards desired sky cycle designed new type balloon vessel based discoveries bodies acted sky woman use cloth screw sail cloth rudder controlling steering platform platform car device weighted pounds time ordinary spherical balloon controlled person incorporated new features balloons based findings efficient vessel balloon gas bag flat act like inclined plane lifted rider consisted cigar shaped hydrogen balloon looked like inverted boat wrapped seat steering bar rider cloth screw propeller operated rider wheel attachment operated rider called hybrid invention air bicycle air like driving bicycle later named gas aerial aerial bicycle ultimately sky cycle propeller acted like screw boat propelled forward backward air current generated thousand feet brought rider wife expert sky cycling tumultuous times start professor nashville tennessee took claim invention sent editors newspapers month year explaining inventor world sky cycle spite bernard said explained newspapers invention displayed group people new_york_city august showed basic principles patented wife explained sky cycle patent issued anybody granted april bernard trying stake claim invention duplicate previous recorded patents newspapers printed articles explained sky cycle general public showing problems aerial navigation solved august previously experimental flights sky cycle balloon farm new_york state august reporter flew sky cycle brooklyn area new_york_city mile hour wind spot hydrogen needed demonstration event took place leather works factory property corner avenues article explains sequence events august new_york_city demonstration flight reporter positioned ready sky cycle gave word ground crew let ropes held hydrogen balloon immediately lifted sky cycle air drifted slowly going factory roof peaks driver reporter immediately dropped weights sky cycle rose sharply avoiding building roofs thousand feet high attached balloon propeller revolved sky cycle flew spotted sky cycle floating sky cycle continued climb thousand feet traveled north landmark went east street reporter steered sky cycle eighth street crossed reporter flew sky cycle dark landed safely property helped reporter balloon pack size flat carpet bag drove reporter sky cycle railroad station place origin sky cycle operated rider hands powered rider feet forward motion later equipped gasoline engines built curtis sky cycle successful flights trips engines artificial rain balloons equipment experimentation making artificial rain gained renown scientist balloons referred bombs rain producing explosions demonstration experiments based theories illinois engineer making rain general george patent commissioner washington balloon farm represented balloon bombs presentation washington rain producing tests successfully early july government officials scientists engineers government funding provided support senators scale test experiment northern texas completed scientific analysis results man rain project place near town midland equipment involved test hydrogen balloons dozens feet high miles copper wire dynamite gunpowder provided balloons gases electric batteries generators site equipment design rain experiment project explosions stir particle balloon bombs start explosions place rain producing experiment balloon bombs oxygen gas combined parts hydrogen gas huge explosion effect balloon explosion water produced water drop sky high altitude idea action stimulate atmosphere rain balloons government balloon farm hold cubic feet gas complete charge government rain producing experiments years foot diameter balloon filled oxygen thirds hydrogen balloon spread ground plenty room attached start filling oxygen gas end went filled potassium small heated high temperature gasoline oxygen gas generated cubic feet hour went lime water wash fill balloon balloon filled way connected hydrogen gas generator filled remaining thirds way oxygen hydrogen balloon referred hydrogen balloon gas electric fuse inside type bomb triggered electrically wires led ground balloon electrical charge passed wires set causing explosion brighter sun caused oxygen hydrogen react creating water man water acted nucleus making rain atmosphere hydrogen balloon bombs government scale experiment producing rain balloons feet diameter purpose texas experiment making artificial rain man weather modification experiment took place reported result success hoped news press release august reported rain fall days clock afternoon time sky clear prediction rain area week claim rain produced directly indirectly caused explosion oxygen hydrogen balloon bombs exploded electrically altitudes feet started sequence events lead rain storm ensued reported railroad thousand miles states contracted paper companies new_york state producing rain forests needed badly contended good place start rain rainfall war concerned europe advanced balloon technology united_states sent letter concern national newspapers claiming european military powers wanted new_york_city major city northeastern united_states newspapers printed concerns big war fought sky pointed germany france england spain netherlands belgium russia italy china apparatus schools practice secret experimental construction plants making state art propeller power driven war pointed early october possession motor drive miles hour war twice size traveling miles hour totally destroy major city america difficulty speed encouraging government recognize prepare properly potential threat said working defense balloons stop case attack united_states company chicago known newspapers printed warned starting rumors lead developing unwanted war cause nations military equipment new war technology hydrogen balloons navy admiral military exercise balloons feet diameter signaling purposes troops nearby eleventh balloon cubic feet capacity feet diameter capable carrying men associated observation equipment high altitude observation platform monitor enemy warships balloon controlled navy ship intelligence enemy possible intentions passed army predicted combination torpedo sky cycle ideal commerce transportation sport events claimed war craft destroy fleet fort army range predicted combination built financed government dominate earth louis world fair passenger balloons superintendent managers charge purse prize money balloon tournaments races pointed building expensive took knowledge advanced balloon techniques basically america example win prize french spent entered tournament win abundance ideas balloons short cash reality necessary balloon knowledge newspapers printed making balloon capable holding cubic feet hydrogen world fair exhibit located south hall west acre aerial harbor facility surrounded foot high fence located like marine harbor hold contained large balloons instead world scientific largest air break wall north end area equipment making hydrogen gas fill balloon shape size came silk bags held hydrogen gas world fair torpedo shaped balloon feet diameter designed warfare little electric motor propeller pushed large forward size fishing reel smaller display building nearby torpedo warships carry dynamite balls dropped enemy remotely safe distance away described controlling remotely waves light distance wife balloon ascension fair grounds july race draw crowds second ascension august balloon race professor unsuccessful landed miles starting location ended hundreds miles course landed titles awards balloon industry monopoly related business nineteenth century called engineer lecturer toured united_states gave lectures occasions earliest members fifth pilot innovations pertaining balloon technology written scientific journals balloon farm estate years hundreds aircraft enthusiasts later life career balloon ascending performances managing balloon farm business decades retired wife moved atlanta georgia live daughter aerial born died november age wife died age life member republican later life politics associated prohibition party patents guiding apparatus balloons patented portable gas generator patented june machine patented september sky cycle patented april patented april
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