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Gustav Lilienthal (October 9, 1849 – February 1, 1933) was a German
Gustav Lilienthal
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Gustav Lilienthal (October 9, 1849 – February 1, 1933) was a German social reformer
A reform movement or reformism is a type of social movement that aims to bring a social or also a political system closer to the community's ideal. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary move ...
, a pioneer in building and construction technology (Prefabricated building
A prefabricated building, informally a prefab, is a building that is manufactured and constructed using prefabrication. It consists of factory-made components or units that are transported and assembled on-site to form the complete building.
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s), inventor of different Construction set
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s (e. g. Anchor Stone Blocks
Anchor Stone Blocks (german: Anker-Steinbaukasten) are components of stone construction sets made in Rudolstadt, Germany, marketed as a construction toy.
Description
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) and involved in the pioneering work of his brother, Otto Lilienthal
Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal (23 May 1848 – 10 August 1896) was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man". He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders, therefore making ...
in aviation.
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Otto-Lilienthal-Museum
The Otto Lilienthal Museum in Anklam (Germany) is a museum dedicated to the "glider king" Otto Lilienthal, the flight pioneer, as well as a pioneer in technical, social and cultural projects. Lilienthal made over 2,000 flights in gliders of his d ...
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German aviators
1933 deaths
1849 births
German social reformers
19th-century German inventors
Otto Lilienthal