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| Description | Thaddeus S. C. Lowe. Library of Congress description: "Lowe, Prof. T.S.C. (military balloonist)". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | between 1865 and 1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.04811. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH832- 2016 <P&P>[P&P] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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English: Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe ( August 20, 1831 - January 16, 1913), also known as Professor T. S. C. Lowe, was an American Civil War aeronaut, scientist and inventor. Lowe lived a life that was full of claims to fame. Despite being born of poor pioneer farming stock, Lowe showed an interest in meteorology with his intent study of the winds and cloud movements. He particularly recognized the strong easterly, high altitude wind which gave him a notion of flying in it. As an older teenager Lowe became fascinated with the properties of lighter-than-air gases, in particular, hydrogen. By age 21 he took up aviation, which at the time was piloting balloons. Between his chemistry lecturing and giving balloon rides he was able to put enough money together for a formal education thus furthering his studies in chemistry, meteorology, and aviation. By the late 1850's he was well known for his advanced theories in the meteorological sciences as well as his balloon building. Among his aspirations he made plans for a transatlantic flight via the high lofting winds, known today as the Jet Stream.
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