Samuel Pierpont Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22 1834 in Roxbury, Massachusetts near Boston, – February 27 1906, Aiken, South Carolina) was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor and pioneer of aviation. He was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the founder of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
At the Smithsonian
Langley served as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1887-1906 . He was preceded by Spencer Fullerton Baird and succeeded by Charles Doolittle Walcott.
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Spencer Fullerton Baird - Charles Doolittle Walcott
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