Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith
Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 March 1909 Teddington, Greater London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 3 December 1981 (aged 72) |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | Early aviation, Bayeux Tapestry, paranormal |
| Notable works | The Invention of the Aeroplane |
| Notable ideas | importance of inventor George Cayley; primacy of Wright brothers; critical appraisal of Clement Ader's contribution |
| Influenced | historiography of aviation; accounts of the Wrights |
Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith (22 March 1909 – 3 December 1981) was a British polymath historian of aeronautics and aviation. His obituary in The Times described him as "the recognised authority on the early development of flying in Europe and America" Richard P. Hallion called him "The greatest of all historians of early aviation".