thecivilwarparlor:T. S. C. Lowe’s balloon design used for observations for the Union armies
thecivilwarparlor: T. S. C. Lowe’s balloon design used for observations for the Union armies during the Civil War 1862 Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe also known as Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an aeronaut, scientist and inventor, mostly self-educated in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and aeronautics, and the father of military aerial reconnaissance in the US. By the late 1850s he was well known for his advanced theories in the meteorological sciences as well as his balloon building. Among his aspirations were plans for a transatlantic flight. Von Karman Papers. Date 1862 Caltech Archives -- source link