Thaddeus Lowe, who once worked for President Lincoln doing aerial reconnaissance work, eventually came to Pasadena to ...

That type of trigger can be used to detect the popping of a balloon or shattering of glass. Other triggers detect motion, like a projectile crossing a laser beam for example. [Udo’s] friend had ...

Balloons were the most reliable platform until the airplane took over in the early 1900s. In 1909, America’s famed Wright Brothers began experimenting with aerial photography using their famous ...