This episode of Pursuit of Prosperity explores the world of aviation. From ancient history to the current era of accessible flight, we follow key figures and events that revolutionized the way people travel across the globe.

Timestamps:

1. Mythology, ancient and medieval history (00:00)

2. Wright Brothers and the first viable airplane (10:12)

3. Commercial flight and the Boeing-Airbus duopoly (17:21)

4. Speed, global warming and the future of air travel (25:44)

Sources for this episode:

Startseite - Deutsches Museum (deutsches-museum.de) | National Air and Space Museum (si.edu) | Valmiki-Ramayana-Samhita-Aranyakanda : Vishwas Bhide: Internet Archive |  Valmiki Ramayanam (iitk.ac.in) | Leonardo da Vinci and Flight | 10 Bungled Personal Flight Attempts  | Basic Flight Physics (berkeley.edu) | Royal Aeronautical Society | Heritage | Sir George Cayley (aerosocietyheritage.com) | Sir George Cayley – Making Aviation Practical (centennialofflight.net) | The Pioneers : An Anthology : Sir George Cayley Bt. (1773 - 1857) (monash.edu.au) | The Wright Brothers (si.edu) | Faster, Higher, Farther (wright-brothers.org) | The Early History of Commercial Air Travel - Aviation Oil Outlet | history of flight -| Britannica | Climate change: Should you fly, drive or take the train? - BBC News 

About the Podcast:

Pursuit Of Prosperity is a fortnightly podcast following the people and stories behind humanity's relentless pursuit of technological advancement through the ages. Created by Nikhil Nagaraj, Shubham Vyas, Jishnu Chander and Arnab Das, four technology and podcast enthusiasts, every episode dives into a modern technological phenomenon and looks at the breathtaking ideas, lucky coincidences and the passionate people behind its development.

Writers and Producers: Arnab Das, Shubham Vyas, Jishnu Chander and Nikhil Nagaraj

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