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EVER since man inhabited the earth, he has lived not by his physical powers, which are slight, but by the exercise of his wits. Every new invention he has made hasrhad its warlike use as well as its peaceful purpose, and each has challenged his wits to ensure that good rather than harm shall result from the new discovery. To bend the newest invention of all, the conquest of the air, to the service of mankind is now his great task. In it, success is essential lest we presently find that it is the air that has conquered mankind rather than mankind the air. Before we can regard the conquest of the air as achieved, we must control the warlike menace.
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WIMPERIS, H. The Future of Flying*. Nature 144, 538–541 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144538a0
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