Papers, 1911-1973.

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Papers, 1911-1973.

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Correspondence, manuscripts of writings, reports, printed matter, and photos, relating to engineering, design, and manufacture of the De Bothezart helicopter at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, first flown in 1922. Bulk of the collection consists of writings by De Bothezat on physics and aerodynamics. Includes material relating to the history of Helicopter Corporation of America and biographical information on Baron Vladimir Kuhn von Poushental, De Bothezat's special assistant.

0.8 ft. (ca. 2,000 pages).

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Bothezat, Georges de

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Helicopter engineer and inventor. Born in Petrograd, Russia in 1882, De Bothezat attended the Technological Institute, Kharkow, Russia, 1902-1905; graduated with distinction from the Liege Electronic Institute of Belgium, 1907; did post-graduate work at Göttingen Universitat and the University of Berlin (Sc.D, 1911). From 1912-1917 he was a college professor of aviation engineering and related fields. In 1918 he came to the United States as a lecturer and scientist. He served as a scientific ex...