Pioneers of Flight
Lawrence hargrave
Lawrence hargrave was born in Greenwich , united kingdom on january the 29 in 1850. Lawrence died on the 6th of july 1915 at the age 65.
during flight
lawrence was an aeronautical pioneer and inventor , he is the inventor of the box kite linked four of his kites together, added a sling seat, and flew 16 feet. By demonstrating to a sceptical public that it was possible to build a safe and stable flying machine, Hargrave opened the door to other inventors and pioneers.
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How he died
Hargrave's only son Geoffrey was killed at the Battle of Gallipoli in May 1915 during World War I. Hargrave was operated on for appendicitis but suffered peritonitis afterwards and died in July 1915. He was interred in Waverley Cemetery on the cliffs overlooking the open ocean.