Clement Ader, French engineer and inventor Size:XL: 100 x 70cm The opening of Holborn Viaduct

The opening of Holborn Viaduct on 6th November

The opening of London Bridge

by Edward Nourse

Sister Rosetta Tharpe giving a performance on her guitar

Clement Ader, French engineer and inventor Size:XL: 100 x 70cm The opening of Holborn ViaductClement Ader, French engineer and inventor, 1915. Ader (1841 1925) is best known for his work in aviation. In 1890 his aircraft 'Eole' became the first self propelled aircraft to take off and fly (albeit only for 50 metres), 13 years before the Wright Brothers made their famous flight. He also made improvements to Alexander Graham Bell's telephone and, in 1880, established the first telephone network in Paris. A photograph from Album de Photographies