Enrico Forlanini (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Enrico Forlanini (December 13, 1848 - October 9, 1930) was an Italian engineer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer, well known for his works on helicopters, aircraft, hydrofoils and dirigibles. He was born in Milan. His older brother Carlo Forlanini was a famous Italian physician (1847-1918). Enrico was born to Francesco Forlanini, a notable physician and director of the Ospedale Fatebenefratelli in Milan. After elementary school he attended one of the three Milan Regie Scuole Tecniche, in 1863 he entered the military college of Turin, to pass to its military academy in 1866. Two years later he passed to the Scuola di Applicazione Artiglieria e Genio where he graduated with a diploma in 1870.