Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Beards of Failure: Samuel Pierpont Langley

Sure, Samuel Pierpont Langley may have invented the bolometer, but he never did learn to fly. And partially as a result of that failure, nobody knows who the heck he is today. He did have a pretty swell beard, though.

I highly recommend you check out that last link. Here it is again in case you missed it.

-The Pogonologist

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