Birthdate: August 22, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 27, 1906
Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American aviation pioneer, astronomer, and physicist credited with inventing the bolometer. He served as the third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was a professor of astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, and held the position of director at the Allegheny Observatory. Langley’s advancements in aviation technology and significant contributions to astronomy established him as a prominent figure in the scientific community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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