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- 1957 Cornell-Liberty Safety Car - Cornell Aeronautical Labs did some of the first crash testing of automobiles. In 1957 Cornell teamed with Liberty Mutual Insurance to build this unusual looking concept car that incorporated the lessons learned in testing. The car did not actually run, but it featured ideas like seat belts, head rests, and padded interiors that are incorporated into today's cars.
- 1957
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1957 Cornell-Liberty Safety Car
Cornell Aeronautical Labs did some of the first crash testing of automobiles. In 1957 Cornell teamed with Liberty Mutual Insurance to build this unusual looking concept car that incorporated the lessons learned in testing. The car did not actually run, but it featured ideas like seat belts, head rests, and padded interiors that are incorporated into today's cars.
- "The Cornell-Liberty Safety Car" Brochure, 1957 - After five years of crash testing and research, the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory--in partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company--developed the 1957 Safety Car. This brochure outlines a history of the project, includes photographs, and lists the safety features designed to prevent automobile accidents and protect drivers and passengers against serious injury in the event of a collision.
- 1957
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"The Cornell-Liberty Safety Car" Brochure, 1957
After five years of crash testing and research, the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory--in partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company--developed the 1957 Safety Car. This brochure outlines a history of the project, includes photographs, and lists the safety features designed to prevent automobile accidents and protect drivers and passengers against serious injury in the event of a collision.
- Safety -
- December 19, 2011
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Safety
- Concept Cars -
- May 08, 2018
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Concept Cars
- "Automobile Crash Safety Research," 1953 - The Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory did some of the earliest crash testing in the country -- first with airplanes during World War II, then cars. It collected data using electronic instruments and high-speed movie cameras and analyzed the crashes in slow motion. This 1953 report sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company illustrates some of their findings.
- December 31, 1953
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"Automobile Crash Safety Research," 1953
The Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory did some of the earliest crash testing in the country -- first with airplanes during World War II, then cars. It collected data using electronic instruments and high-speed movie cameras and analyzed the crashes in slow motion. This 1953 report sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company illustrates some of their findings.
- Featured on The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: Season 3 -
- July 11, 2017
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Featured on The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation: Season 3
- Pamphlet, "Some Aeronautical Experiments," Wilbur Wright, 1901 - In 1901, aviation pioneer and Wright brothers mentor Octave Chanute invited Wilbur Wright to address the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. Wilbur described the brothers' glider experiments near Kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1901. The speech questioned accepted data on wing design, and it established the Wrights' aeronautical work as some of the most advanced in the field.
- September 18, 1901
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Pamphlet, "Some Aeronautical Experiments," Wilbur Wright, 1901
In 1901, aviation pioneer and Wright brothers mentor Octave Chanute invited Wilbur Wright to address the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. Wilbur described the brothers' glider experiments near Kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1901. The speech questioned accepted data on wing design, and it established the Wrights' aeronautical work as some of the most advanced in the field.
- Program for Women's Aeronautical Association of Detroit, "Fly High," 1929 - The Women's Aeronautical Association of Detroit supported the growth and development of the aviation industry. It sponsored lectures and visits from prominent pilots like Amelia Earhart, Phoebe Omlie and Mary, Lady Heath. Association members included Mary Von Mach, Michigan's first licensed female pilot, and Violet Brock and Leah Schlee, wives of attempted around-the-world flyers William Brock and Edward Schlee.
- 1929
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Program for Women's Aeronautical Association of Detroit, "Fly High," 1929
The Women's Aeronautical Association of Detroit supported the growth and development of the aviation industry. It sponsored lectures and visits from prominent pilots like Amelia Earhart, Phoebe Omlie and Mary, Lady Heath. Association members included Mary Von Mach, Michigan's first licensed female pilot, and Violet Brock and Leah Schlee, wives of attempted around-the-world flyers William Brock and Edward Schlee.
- Aeronautical Beacon in the Alleghenies, circa 1925 - In 1924, with the success of experimental night operations and increasing business interest in next-day mail, the U.S. Air Mail Service announced plans to establish regular overnight flights between New York and Chicago. Preparations included mounting floodlights and searchlights at airfields and constructing a series of routing beacons and emergency landing fields along the route. The first official flights departed from both terminal cities on July 1, 1925.
- circa 1925
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Aeronautical Beacon in the Alleghenies, circa 1925
In 1924, with the success of experimental night operations and increasing business interest in next-day mail, the U.S. Air Mail Service announced plans to establish regular overnight flights between New York and Chicago. Preparations included mounting floodlights and searchlights at airfields and constructing a series of routing beacons and emergency landing fields along the route. The first official flights departed from both terminal cities on July 1, 1925.
- "Cornel West 2024" Campaign Button, 2024 - In 2024, Dr. Cornel West ran for President of the United States as an independent after withdrawing his candidacy for the Green Party nomination. An outspoken voice of left-wing political thought, West struggled to secure ballot access in various states. Some Republicans supported his quest to get on state ballots, hoping to syphon off support from Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
- 2024
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"Cornel West 2024" Campaign Button, 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cornel West ran for President of the United States as an independent after withdrawing his candidacy for the Green Party nomination. An outspoken voice of left-wing political thought, West struggled to secure ballot access in various states. Some Republicans supported his quest to get on state ballots, hoping to syphon off support from Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.