A forgotten hero with a passion for the sky; Alberto Santos-Dumont took to the air in a hot-air balloon, but was overtaken by the Wright brothers.(FEATURES)(BOOKS)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: July 31, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Steven Martinovich

We have an unfortunate tendency when recording history to minimize those people who finished second in a race. Wilbur and Orville Wright are justifiably lauded for pioneering heavier-than-air flight in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, but the names of others are remembered only by aviation enthusiasts.

Outside his native Brazil, where he is celebrated as nothing short of a national hero, Alberto Santos-Dumont has been all but forgotten. It's an ignominious fate for a man who was once one of the most famous people on the planet.

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