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Samuel Pierpont Langley Biography
Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22, 1834 in Roxbury, Massachusetts near Boston, – February 27, 1906, Aiken, South Carolina) was an United States astronomer, physicist, inventor.aeronautics pioneer and aircraft engineer.

Langley unsuccessfully competed to make the first working heavier-than-air aircraft. He was in part hindered by his use of heavy steam engines for power.

A number of things related to aviation have been named in Langley's honor, including:
Langley medal
NASA Langley X-43A Hyper-X
NASA Langley Research Center (NASA LaRC), Hampton, Virginia
Langley field
Langley Air Force Base
Langley Memorial Auronautical Laboratory
 
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