Clement Ader, French engineer and inventor Size:XL: 100 x 70cm 'Tulip and Iris'

'Tulip and Iris'

To the left a grenadier is painting a caricature of the King of France to the amusement of his companions

Houses to be demolished in Goodison Avenue in Walton

The Purge of CI5

by Edward Nourse

Clement Ader, French engineer and inventor Size:XL: 100 x 70cm 'Tulip and Iris'Clement 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