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- The movie takes us into the weird and wacky world of the early days of aviation, when men risked their lives for the thrill of flight. What it does best is bring together the disparate elements of early aviation and showcase the trouble that was flight while thoroughly mocking the entire affair in an entertaining manner, which simply takes the lift from the wings of those who want to treat this subject with gravitas.
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Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines; Or, How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes is a 1965 British comedy film starring Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, Robert Morley, Terry-Thomas and James Fox, directed and co-written by Ken Annakin.
Based on a screenplay entitled Flying Crazy, the fictional account is set in 1910, when Lord Rawnsley, an English press magnate, offers £10,000 (equivalent to £920,000 in 2015[3]) to the winner of the Daily Post air race from London to Paris, to prove that Britain is "number one in the air".[4]
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When I did my big German/Euro trip in 1985 there was this little ditty: Heaven is where: The British are the police, the Germans are the mechanics, The French are the chefs, The Italians are the lovers and the Swiss organize it. Hell is where: The British are the chefs, The Germans are the police, The French are the mechanics, The Swiss are the lovers and the Italians organize it.
eurocentric
@@abcdefg-xm7dc Where else can you find a collection of nations that are generally great at one thing and abysmal at another?
@@JohnJ469 where else can you find opinions?
@@abcdefg-xm7dc Everywhere. But rarely is there a group of nations with such stereotypical faults and virtues.
I think anyone would have a hard time doing a similar thing with Asian or African nations.
@@ethelredhardrede1838 So you made my point for me?
I was 10 years old in 1965, and saw this in the theater. Between this & 'The Blue Max'.......I think it's what got me hooked on aviation.
I was 7 years old in 1965 and also saw it at the theater. It has been my favourite film since then.
"The trouble with these International affairs is that they attract so many foreigners." HA! Classic!
And historically accurate. People were that nationalistic back then. When Swedish King Oscar II and Crown Prince Gustaf (who became Gustaf V) heard that the Nobel Prize would be awarded without consideration of nationality, they both felt, and Prince Gustaf said to the Nobel Committée: What a waste, all the prizes should be awarded to Swedes.
@@johanrunfeldt7174
The lesson being is if youre a Swede who wants all the prizes awarded to Swedes make sure your country becomes truly the best in the world.
"The problem with International events is that you'll have foreigners " in the movie there were several quipped line like that. Absolutely funny and flamboyant movie. It's great for the whole family to watch. Another is the Great Race with Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis,and Natalie Woods.
That was a good movie as well, although on the whole, I prefer the Magnificent Men. Oh you forgot to mention Peter Falk in your credits.
And how about, 'Those Daring Young Men in their Jaunty Jalopies' (1969); that's a similar type of movie.
The film also contains probably the first ever example of beatboxing, performed by Gert Fröbe, being his own marching band.
First filmed example
The Bristol Boxkite replica made for the film is still regularly flown every summer in Bedfordshire England at the Shuttleworth Collection.
Wouldn't it be cool to fly it every year on July 4th to celebrate INDEPENDENCE DAY? This is the stupidest comment I ever wrote on youtube. I wonder how many fellow Americans don't get the joke? Please ask me if you are an American and you don't understand.
And the other one hangs in Bristol Museum
...and The Avro Triplane!
One of the comic stereotypes is that the French guy is continuously falling in love with women of differnt nationalities all along the way.
Interesting to note, they are ALL THE SAME ACTRESS
That actress was David O. Selznick's girlfriend.
@@funkyalfonso
What was her name?
@@funkyalfonso ... come on, it’s been two weeks. Who is the girlfriend?
@@robkunkel8833 Irina Demick.
Taken out of context, this film could be criticized for stereotypes. But watched as a whole, it's even-handedly stereotyped, and good fun. And what an amazing cast!
🤡🤡🤡The stereotypes are of white people & their white languages, i.e., Americans, the British, French, Italians & Germans, Spain & Portugal. As a white person I'm not offended because this isn't a documentary, it's brilliant entertainment. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Valkyrie Ziege and the Japanese guy?
^ As he points out in the review, it's played around with it for laughs, like the scene he put in the vid ('You're not commiting hari-kari, are you?' 'No, I have to cut myself out you fool!')
The point is EVERYONE was stereotyped in the movie. And the joke about the Japanese guy is that you didn't expect him to speak perfect RP, but rather broken English with a Japanese accent.
It's only offensive if you single a group out. When it's equal opportunity offense, it cancels itself out.
Lost a friend today Stuart Whitman. He told me this was probably his favorite movie he was in. RIP dear Friend. God Bless!
RIP
RIP Stuart Great Star You Knew This Great Star Sir ??
@@alanwhite6936 Yes I did.
@@jimpriour4608 I'm Looking at Your Handsome Friend Now ! In this Classic ! Your a Fortunate Man Jim I am Named after Alan Mowbray My Late Mom's Old Hollywood English Character Star Uncle Who was a Founding Member of the Screen Actors Guild Are you familiar with his many Films So Sorry For Your Great Loss I Really Enjoyed Stuart's Great Talent in his Many Great Films I Imagjne he was a Nice Man a Gentleman
Mr. Whitman was in a great many movies I loved as a much younger child. My sympathies for your friend and for your sorrow, sir.
"There is nothing a German officer cannot accomplish!"
With the help of an operations manual.
@@johanrunfeldt7174 lesenese handbuch flieschen se
@@johanrunfeldt7174 yeah, but where is the fun. It's true. The only funny part is, that he has to read it twice.
(I just bought the board game in an airplan museum. In my mind I replaced Biggles on the covet with the water landing scene and had to buy it ;) )
The real funny part of the movie is an american flying instead of sueing.
This movie poked good natured fun at literally EVERYBODY. Now you dare not joke about anyone and people are more at odds with each other than perhaps ever before. I guess they call that 'progress'. 😏
This is the best way to do it. Don’t let anyone look better than anyone else. Make fun of everyone.
Love that movie. Never thought it historical. Always love all the different ideas about how someone came up with a way to make an airplane.
Thank you for this. It's about time this film got some recognition!
The song largely made the movie, which originally was to be called "Fly(ing) Crazy". The wife of 20th Century Fox executive Elmo Williams penned the lyrics for Ken Annakin, the director - who had British composer Ron Goodwin set it to music. The rest is history.
I loved this movie a kid, you're right, damn catchy tune.
I love this movie and especially appreciate Ron Goodwin's score and the beautiful Todd-AO wide-format cinematography. I also howl every time I watch the scene in which Terry-Thomas' plane gets stuck on the train and a nuclear power plant cooling tower glides by in the background.
I’ve actually seen the Bristol box kite seen in this movie fly in person at an airfield near me called shuttleworth
A good example of traditional British silliness.
The Japanese headband, the hachimaki, is still used by students taking do or die University entrance tests etc. The one he says 'Certain Victory'.
Saw it in the Theatre when it was released. I was discovering Terry Thomas: It’s a Mad Mad...etc...World and this. Later, Ealing Street comedies and beyond.
The Amazing Race from New York to Paris going West. This is actually a true story and is quite an amazing story
@Bob1942ful "actually a true story"
SB: Why not provide a reference or link?
There was an international week of racing in 1908 in Rheims, France which may have been the inspiration for the 1910 fictional race in the movie.
Glenn Curtis, an American from upper New York state won the Bennet trophy for the fastest airplane. It was not a race but a time trail. The pilot & plane with the fastest average speed for two laps around a prescribed course was
the winner. Somehow Curtis edged out Bleriot.
The plane flown by "Orville" the Arizona barnstorming cowboy appears to be
based on the June Bug design used by Curtis.
The plane flown by the blond English aristocrat was a modified French built Antoinette VIII .
It appears to have the original Levasseur Antoinette 8V engine.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoinette_VII
The most popular form of lateral control in 1909-1910 was wing warping.
All of the planes were rebuilt with ailerons. The exception was the Curtiss
which was the first plane with functioning ailerons. Some others had rudimentary wing flaps but were not capable of making a banked turn.
The attempt to switch from wing warping to ailerons was not always successful. The French Demoiselle 20 conversion worked fine.
@majorbett
After watching this review decided to dig out my DVD of the film and watch it again. Ok so here are some of my review. Interesting to see the hanger with A.V. Roe name. This 1910 startup became Avro a leading British aerospace company including Avro Canada that developed the supersonic Avro Arrow. Arrow was the most advanced fighter in late 1950s but program was cancelled year after the aircraft's first flight in 1958 that led to layoff of thousands of engineers, however, Apollo program benefited by hiring some of the best engineers ever. So not only did US benefit from German engineers entering their space program but also from Canadian engineers looking for work. To this day many in Canada still fume about Diefenbaker's decision to cancel the Arrow.
Your other video about casting thousands for movies, I notice a lot of people on the airfield. Maybe many locals were invited to stand in and also in period costume. Probably was boring between takes but maybe it was like reenacting a 1910s air show.
I wonder if Bristol Boxkite aircraft easier to fly than a Wright Flyer. I've read the Wright Flyer including the B model (actual flying ones these days) is exhausting to fly as constantly having to work the controls. Unlike many airplanes in later years where you can trim and then relax without so much pressure on the control stick (or yoke). Other than that it did the job portraying an American flying in an American airplane. One scene while flying over France you can see an airspeed indicator (or altimeter?) near foot control.
Terry Thomas was hilarious, typical stereotype British in mannerisms and speech including many times he would yell, "buzz off!"
Other examples of different names for identical items, Orvil Newton asks Richard Mays for a monkey wrench, which Richard replies "adjustable spanner." I will remember that next time when I need to borrow a pipe wrench from work crews, I will ask for an adjustable spanner just to see the looks on their faces.
I noticed whenever Stuart Whitman is featured, soundtrack has slow country music. I just saw on IMBD website Whitman passed away in March at age 92.
Another quote by Robert Morley "Trouble with these international affairs is they attract foreigners." Obviously very British, IMDB mentions Morley's family planned for him to go into the diplomatic service but he liked the idea of acting more
Regarding many of the airplanes were flying replicas, actually quite a treat from usual CGI these days, I can imagine it generating much interest for people that built kit planes. From the trival notes from IMDB, the French plane is a faithful replica of the "Demoiselle", but no one could get it to leave the ground until it was discovered original pilot was a very small man who weighed only eighty-five pounds. Female pilot Joan Hughes was hired, and she successfully flew the plane throughout filming. Joan also flew aerial stunts in the 1966 movie "The Blue Max."
from www.imdb.com/title/tt0059797/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv along with other trivia.
The airfield was actually a good recreation of Brooklands airfield as it was before WW1. Crashing in the sewage farm was actually a thing that happened on a regular basis as was the motor racing circuit round the field.
I'd forgotten how much I loved this film.
I would like to add a detail about the airfield. In the film it's called "Brookley Motor Racing Track" and in fact it's more or less a one by one copy of the Brooklands Race track that was opened in 1907 and also used as airfield from 1909 on. There is a museum and the remaining parts of the Track can be seen from the air west of London.
I saw the film as a kid and when I saw it again many years later and after having early flight as an area of interest, I was astonished how precise and historically correct the film was made. Of course it's a comedy but everything around the partly hilarious story is just made as correct as possible. Today they would spend more money for more fire and explosions.
As a certain youtube pilot I know would say: YEEEEEEEESSSSS!
Fuckeverything , I know I am a tad bit late, but it is Squire.
Harris D. Afent. F
What impresses me is they built many of the replicas from original blueprints and had to be found airworthy by test/stunt pilots.
Didn't that villain inspire Dick Dastardly and, well,... didn't the movie itself inspire the hannabarbera Wacky Races cartoon too?
Dastardly and Mutley, I always thought this too :)
Based on the appearance and the timing I'd be surprised if Hanna Barbara wasn't at least somewhat influenced by this movie.
No there was another film that inspired wacky races, The Great Race with Tony Curtis.
@@hellsing507 Monte Carlo or bust. But dick dastardly is based on Terry thomas
I still enjoy this great movie. Let us also remember Dick Dastardly's middle name. "Millhouse". Terry Thomas and perhaps a former US President were influential, don't you agree?
such a great movie... using so many famous faces... great original music... and comedy!!!
I wonder how people in 1903 would feel if they knew that in only 46 years, aviators would be flying faster than the speed of sound and in 67 years they'd be going into orbit around the Earth or traveling to the Moon.
And in just over a decade aviation would become a viable weapon of war.
My grandfather started life pre-car and finished after we had been to the Moon and landed several probes on Mars and the Space Shuttle.
He thought that part was living science fiction.
No love for the sequel? "Those Daring Young Men and their Jaunty Jalopies"? Granted this one is the stronger of the two but I love them both.
God lol I haven't seen this since I was a kid, thank you.
There actually was an air meet held in France around 1909 and some of the characters like the French man and the American and I think even the Japan guy were based on the the real people.
Japanese* bruh
The Reims 1909 meeting - believed I was the only one knowing about it, thanks.
Terrific film. Music by Ron Goodwin. A cast of brilliant talent. Sumptuous photography.
One of the best things about the movie, is the reconstruction of the actual airplanes from that period. One of the planes actually flew over a field next to where I was living back in the 1960s when the movie came out.
This is a very good review of an old favorite of mine.
You missed one of the things that I loved best about it.
When I was young, and folks sat around the dorm, discussing where they came from and where they were going, and wild ideas like whether or not they would have assassinated Hitler if they had lived in Nazi Germany, I would bring up my fantasy life.
I would say that I wished I had been born at the end of the nineteenth century.
It was the glorious top of Western Civilization.
Mark Twain had been on one of the first commercial world tours.
There was no danger of pirates.
Men and women took walking tours all over Europe.
Almost everyone had a great deal of energy and optimism.
Many people thought there would be material abundance and no war.
That movie reflects the optimistic and adventurous spirit of the age.
A time like that comes only once and never returns.
The sixties made a nice try, and that's why a movie like that could be made in the sixties.
There were still many people alive then who remembered the era.
My grandmother was born in 1899, and most of her relatives, older brothers and sisters, etc. were still alive as well. World War I veterans in the family showed up at parties every Christmas and Thanksgiving.
I never spoke to any of them about this movie, although it was a favorite from the time I was a small kid in the sixties.
But I'm sure they would have recognized the spirit of the era.
In the sixties, those old people wouldn't let bad things be shown on television.
The old WASP order was still hanging on.
Great comment. So important to remind us of the context and of this optimistic spirit.
May be again after the Corona circus...
@@ghislainegautreau7935 Thanks for the comment. I often wonder if anyone reads my comments.
ok i just watched this single video and you are instantly in my top 5 youtubers, BRAVO!
Great work, thank you!
I loved this film and could watch it over and over again. Especially after the intermission. But the first landing of the Antoinette is so great too!
Antoinette : French plane.
At the time, many women were among the first pilots. One piloted the Antoinette : Marie Marvingt.
The Antoinette nearly crossed the Channel Calais to Dover in 1909, piloted by handsome and famous french pilot Latham, but he crashed twice. Engine failure. And ended up, on his second attempt, smoking his cigarette perched on the drowning tail of the plane, before being rescued. He was only 500 meters from Dover!
Latham had crossed the Channel the other way in a hot air ballon years before.
Louis Bleriot is a french pilot. After he crossed the Channel un 1909, his fame and fortune helped him be a renowned aviator.
My favorite character in the movie was Gert Frobe's German officer, along with his marching band sound effects.
My all time favourite film. The Flying Machines, cars, Train, not to mention Benny Hill, and his Fire Engine.
Everything is just so much fun, that I hope to see it whenever I can.
Fun Fact: (for me, at least): Glenn Curtiss was my great grandmother's 2nd cousin. Whooooo Hooooo!!!
What a GREAT CZcams!!!
That movie is one of my top 10 , though now my favourite because Ii am now learning to fly!!!
Keep up the good work!!
just to put it out there. the practice of wearing a hachimaki wasnt exclusive or even pioneered by the kamikaze pilots. its was a thing people did as a way to show their determination before a great trial/ exertion. warriors did it. sailor did it, even today they wear them for festivals and its even students have been portrayed in pop culture wearing one for their exams/studies
All things considered this is the way to do a historical film. This way the filmmakers can't use the excuse of "not letting the facts get in the way of a good story" because they can use facts to make the story good. Sometimes fiction can be used to tell history, sometimes a lot better than anything based on a "true story."
One of the most memorable films of my formative years, I went to the local cinema 3 time to watch it in the week it was on. Fantastic escapism for a kid.
I first saw this film in the 70's as a child, and it has been one of my favourites ever since. The train that Terry Thomas lands on, is a good scene, but the end, with 1 of the pilots saving the other one, and losing to the third, is worth watching to the end.
The only thing that I do not like is that after they have landed, the main characters turn round, to watch a number of jet aircraft flying past them.
Sir, I applaud to you for your fairness in this review of one of my favorite movies. Thank you. Have you or are you going to do that history of aviation video?
+MechaWolf0 Maybe someday, but not for the next couple months
If you want another good comedy based on history, I would recommend to you the film Topsy-Turvy, which is about W.S. Gilbert and A.S. Sullivan, and their work together on the production of the comedic opera The Mikado, Or; The Town of Titipu. Said opera is brilliant (if a bit stereotypical), and is as much worth a watch as the movie.
@@petehill7280 There's a story about all of the performances of that show in London being shut down when a Japanese prince came to visit in 1907 ... and he was disappointed because he had been looking forward to seeing it! 😂
I cannot believe I haven't seen your video about this adorable film until now. I wish I had something erudite to say but I have to hurry off and re-watch this movie which is pure nostalgia for me. I will simply say.... superb Sir!
My dad found this thing and spontaneously invited me over to watch it last year. It was pretty corny for a then 23 year old man and his 40 something year old father to watch, but was surprisingly enjoyable none the less.
This is a MUST SEE movie for any age :3
Thanks for this great analysis of one of my favorite movies. I saw it when it was first released.
In January 1966 the Demoiselle was on public display in David Jones department store, Sydney, Australia. It looked like it had just come off the film set. At the age of eight in 1965, I had seen the movie - Those Magnificent Men - and become entranced by the tiny monoplane. Several months after viewing the film I was on holiday in Sydney (from Melbourne) and couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted the Demoiselle near the store's entrance. A close inspection followed. Everything seemed authentic. Years afterwards, someone in Australia - its new owners? - thought it was a good idea to paint the entire aircraft silver. Thus, in what was really an act of wanton vandalism, much of its character disappeared. I hope someone has done the right thing with paint stripper and restored the little darling's wood, wire and fabric soul.
The use of REAL aeroplanes is so enjoy to watch. This is why I like this movie. And Battle of Britain also.
These days almost everything is maded computer with unaturally overspeed....
Thanks for this great review!
I've always enjoyed that movie, and I'm glad that you grasped its spirit.
As far as I know, a 4-cylinder boxer engine from the VW Beetle was used for the replica of the "Demoiselle" that the French pilot flew. The replica was flown by Joan Hughes, a former World War II pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary. So in this case a "Magnificent Woman in her Flying Machine"
archive . org has a number of early aviation magazines from around that time period. Those a really interesting, especially the classified sections.
I don't think YT allows me to link directly, but the search string is: subject:"Aviation Week" , then in the filter section, select the earliest years
CZcams will allow you, I just have to approve the links - and I'll definitely approve that. So go ahead!
Thanks. Hopefully YT doesn't break the long URLs. If it does, I'll repost with shorter links.
*Aviation Week (1916-1919)*
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*Flight International Magazine (1909-1917)*
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*The Aeroplane (1909-1917)
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The filter I selected didn't include the 'unknown dates', so if anyone is interested, you might find earlier issues.
this is some cool stuff
As some one who loves aviation, history, and comedy. I have to see this movie.
I love aviation too., I saw this movie when I was a kid, still my favorite 50 years later!
Hahaaa Great stuff. This film seemed to be on every week when I was a nipper. The song is etched into my genetic structure I think. Keep up the good work old bean. Toodle pip.
Thank you sir! I'd love to see more films of old.
Sir Percy Ware-Armitage sent me...
Blake Edwards's "The Great Race" was also based on a real race.
The Leslie Special was based on the winning car.
If they made that movie today all those planes would be CGI. It is fantastic that they actually built those planes for the move. The Antoinette is a gorgeous airplane.
Top notch review!
Good film. Good fun. Saw it at the Drive-in!
That's how I first saw it too.
I only remember the Kraut reading and the Englishman landing. This video brought back these memories.
The best part is the "handbook" scene of the Germans 😂
One of many historical anachronisms in the movie. There were no instructions or handbooks on how to fly the early airplanes. The Wright's would sell their replicas of the Wright Flyer Model A without any plans or instructions. It was up to the buyer to find someone who could train them. Most learned by trial and error. The 2 place Wright Flyer Model A with Wilbur as the pilot could fly
over 70 miles. The buyer who imported the Flyer to Australia had no training
before he set the Australian 1st flight record of less than 70 ft.
My favorite movie at 7 years old. I probably saw it five times, significant when seeing it meant going to a theater. Thank you for letting me know I had such good taste.
Excellent job. You stressed a point about being first and the obsession it brings when it's really the spirit and courage that matters. Not who was first. Or last for that matter.
I honestly loved this movie
Fantástico, excelente!!
"Those magnificent men…" Actually, they were indeed magnificent.
I saw this movie at a drive-in in the mid-60s. It's still one of my favorite movies.
when I was a kid we watched this movie a 100 times. absolutely love it :D
A pleasure to share your review.
great great film
If you have a song that absolutely refuses to leave your head, sing the theme song to this movie.
Works every time.
Love history. Love old airplanes. Wanna see it.
Another great early aviation movie is The Great Waldo Pepper.
There is a really heartbreaking scene in The Great Waldo Pepper. Near the end of the movie, Waldo gets a letter from the CAA (forerunners of the FAA) saying he needs some kind of Federal certification to continue his airshow business, including a CPL, and Waldo is in a state where he couldn't pass the medical for a PPL.
I have not seen this movie since I was a little kid. But I remember it well.
another movie of the same caliber was called the Great race starring Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood
There was also Monte Carlo or Bust. Terry Thomas was in that too.
Probably my favourite film of all time.
The Demoiselle is currently on display at the Airforce Association Museum in Bulls Creek Museum in Western Australia. They have a photo of Douglas Badar sitting in it during his visit here.
One of my favorites also, if you can tell!
I watched this movie on TV as a kid, and loved the "feel" of it. For some reason I particularly liked the "French" airplane (which now I know its a Santos-Dumont Demoiselle). By the way, kudos to you for pointing out the misplaced emphasis on who was "first", as indeed the "airplane" is a combination of multiple inventions put together by many, many people, sort of an international "team effort" that took years to tweak and perfect...
I've watched this movie many times as it's great fun every time.
I have seen this movie and it is worth watching.
My search came up empty, so it appears that you haven't done a video on 'The Great Race' starring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemon.
I encourage you to do so.
loved that movie as a kid...
The Gordon Bennett road race,is that what you mean?❤
Another film that is based off a true event that isn't too serious I think you should watch is the film The Nice Guys.
The Little Demoiselle Aircraft was actually flown by Joan Hughes a World War 11 Lancaster Bomber Ferry Pilot
Joan also flew aerial stunts in the movie The Blue Max.
@@wrightmf Didn't know that thanks for info
AFAIK the Demoiselle was build historically correct, that the designated stunt pilot couldn't get it up into the air. Santos Dumont was very small, didn't weight a lot. Joan was in the same ballpark and made it.
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First saw it when it came out at 8 years old and to this day is it one of my favourite movies.
The Vickers Monoplane used in the film still exists in the Southward Museum near Wellington, New Zealand. It flew once in NZ along the runway at Wellington Airport.
Good fun!
Terry-Thomas's characters name , sir Percy Ware-Armitage is a joke in itself. The average Brit is going to think about it- Ware-Armitage, Ware-Armitage- got it! Armitage Ware! Armitage is a British company that makes toilet bowls.
Armitage Shanks old boy.......Armitage Shanks.
yesm un nidern days, we too see "prizes" as ways to encourage invention because sometimes, the "marketplace" is not sufficient .
We see it in DARPA and most recently in the ANSARI X for private space companies.
I LOVE the line, "... and forget the incremental and iterative nature of invention"
gerd fröbes best performance .....
I need to watch this.
"Good historical movies" and Patton flashes onscreen. You've got to be kidding! It's a shocker.
World Class and 1ST Class.