Reminiscences of Preston R. Bassett : oral history, 1980.

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Reminiscences of Preston R. Bassett : oral history, 1980.

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Laboratory work for Sperry Gyroscope Company, Brooklyn, 1915-1917; improved lighting for early motion picture industry, development of airplane beacons, experiments in all-weather flying; airplane design and construction; Hindenberg accident, 1937; impressions of many famous pilots.

Book: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PRESTON R. BASSETT.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Inventor, industrialist. From the description of Reminiscences of Preston R. Bassett : oral history, 1980. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309721093 ...