Labels:text | human face | book | person OCR: A B MANUEL GARCIA HENRI GIFFARD D 1805-1906 1825-1882 E F THE FIRST H ENRI GIFFARD was born in G endoscope France. A brilliant steam was named the engineer, Giffard started off work laryngoscope - in a railroad workshop, but soon doctors used turned his mind to other forms of K the device to see transport. He had already designed L down patients' a steam-driven helicopter when he M throats. The started building airships in 1850. laryngoscope In 1852, Giffard flew the first was invented in 1855 by Manuel steerable airship 20 miles (30 km) P ʻQ Garcia, a French singing teacher. from Paris to Trappes. This was the In 1898, a scientist named Gustav Killian improved the endoscope by first powered flight. R S Giffard gave up flying after he T using electric light. crashed his airship in 1855. u W Y Endoscope Airship 7 M 1
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