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William Starling Burgess

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William Starling Burgess (December 25, 1878 – March 19, 1947) was an American yacht designer, aviation pioneer, and naval architect. [1]

50 relations: Alcoa, America's Cup, Augustus Moore Herring, Bath Iron Works, Boston, Buckminster Fuller, Burgess Company, Charles Francis Adams III, Christmas, College Park Airport, Collier Trophy, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, Darien, Connecticut, Dymaxion car, Edward Burgess (yacht designer), Frederic Tudor, Geerd Hendel, Glenn Curtiss, Greely S. Curtis, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, Hoboken, New Jersey, J-class yacht, J. W. Dunne, John Willys, Julian Hawthorne, L. Francis Herreshoff, Marblehead, Massachusetts, Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Mike Parker (typographer), Milton Academy, Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, New England, New York City, Norman Prince, Olin Stephens, Plum Island (Massachusetts), Ranger (yacht), Royal Canadian Air Force, Smithsonian Institution, Spina bifida, Stanley Morison, Steamboat, Stevens Institute of Technology, Tasha Tudor, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Times New Roman, Typeface, Victor Lardent, Wright brothers.

Alcoa

Alcoa Corporation (from Aluminum Company of America) is an American industrial corporation.

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America's Cup

The America's Cup, affectionately known as the "Auld Mug", is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two sailing yachts.

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Augustus Moore Herring

Augustus Moore Herring (August 3, 1867 – July 17, 1926) was an American aviation pioneer, who sometimes is claimed by Michigan promoters to be the first true aviator of a motorized heavier-than-air aircraft.

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Bath Iron Works

Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a major United States shipyard located on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Buckminster Fuller

Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist.

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Burgess Company

The Burgess Company was a U.S. airplane manufacturer between 1910 and 1918.

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Charles Francis Adams III

Charles Francis Adams III known as Deacon (August 2, 1866 – June 10, 1954), was an American politician.

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Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ,Martindale, Cyril Charles.

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College Park Airport

College Park Airport is a public airport located in the City of College Park, in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.

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Collier Trophy

The Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year." Robert J. Collier, publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine, was an air sports pioneer and president of the Aero Club of America.

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Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company was an American aircraft manufacturer formed in 1916 by Glenn Hammond Curtiss.

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Darien, Connecticut

Darien is an affluent town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 37 miles north of New York City.

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Dymaxion car

The Dymaxion car was designed by American inventor Buckminster Fuller during the Great Depression and featured prominently at Chicago's 1933/1934 World's Fair.

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Edward Burgess (yacht designer)

Edward Burgess (1848–1891) was an American yacht designer, born June 30, 1848 in West Sandwich, Massachusetts.

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Frederic Tudor

Frederic Tudor (September 4, 1783 – February 6, 1864) was an American businessman and merchant.

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Geerd Hendel

Geerd Niels Hendel (14 January 1903 – 30 March 1998) was a naval architect and native of Germany.

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Glenn Curtiss

Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an American aviation and motorcycling pioneer, and a founder of the U.S. aircraft industry.

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Greely S. Curtis

Greely Stevenson Curtis (November 21, 1830 – February 12, 1897) was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Harold Stirling Vanderbilt

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE (July 6, 1884 – July 4, 1970) was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family.

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Hoboken, New Jersey

Hoboken (Unami: Hupokàn) is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

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J-class yacht

A J-Class yacht is a single-masted racing sailboat built to the specifications of Nathanael Herreshoff's Universal Rule.

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J. W. Dunne

John William Dunne FRAeS (1875–1949) was a British soldier, aeronautical engineer and philosopher.

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John Willys

John North Willys (October 25, 1873 – August 26, 1935) was an American automotive pioneer and statesman.

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Julian Hawthorne

Julian Hawthorne (June 22, 1846 – July 21, 1934) was an American writer and journalist, the son of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia Peabody.

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L. Francis Herreshoff

L. (Lewis) Francis Herreshoff (November 11, 1890 – December 1972), was a boat designer, naval architect, editor and author of books and magazine articles.

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Marblehead, Massachusetts

Marblehead is a coastal New England town in Essex County, Massachusetts.

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Mergenthaler Linotype Company

The Mergenthaler Linotype Company is a corporation founded in the United States in 1886 to market the Linotype machine, a system to cast metal type in lines (linecaster) invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler.

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Mike Parker (typographer)

Mike Russell Parker (1929 - February 23, 2014) was a British-born American typographer and type designer.

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Milton Academy

Milton Academy (also known as Milton) is a coeducational, independent preparatory, boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts consisting of a grade 9–12 Upper School and a grade K–8 Lower School.

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Nathanael Greene Herreshoff

Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (March 18, 1848 – June 2, 1938) was an American naval architect, mechanical engineer, and yacht design innovator.

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New England

New England is a geographical region comprising six states of the northeastern United States: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Norman Prince

Norman Prince (August 31, 1887 – October 15, 1916) was a leading founder of France's Lafayette Escadrille.

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Olin Stephens

Olin James Stephens II (April 13, 1908 – September 13, 2008) was an American yacht designer of the 20th century.

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Plum Island (Massachusetts)

Plum Island is a barrier island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann, in the United States.

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Ranger (yacht)

Ranger was a J-class racing yacht that successfully defended the 1937 America's Cup, defeating the British challenger Endeavour II 4-0 at Newport, Rhode Island.

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Royal Canadian Air Force

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air force of Canada.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Spina bifida

Spina bifida is a birth defect where there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord.

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Stanley Morison

Stanley Morison (6 May 1889 – 11 October 1967) was an influential British typographer, printing executive and historian of printing.

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Steamboat

A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.

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Stevens Institute of Technology

Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT) is a private, coeducational research university located in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.

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Tasha Tudor

Tasha Tudor (August 28, 1915 – June 18, 2008) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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Times New Roman

Times New Roman is a serif typeface designed for legibility in body text.

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Typeface

In typography, a typeface (also known as font family) is a set of one or more fonts each composed of glyphs that share common design features.

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Victor Lardent

Victor Lardent (1905–1968) was a British advertising designer and draftsman at The Times in London.

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Wright brothers

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American aviators, engineers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Starling_Burgess

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