Lawrence Hargrave

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lawrence Hargrave
Occupation	Engineer
Date Of Birth	Jan 29, 1850(1850-01-29)
Age	174
Date Of Death	1915-07-06
Birthplace	Greenwich
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Lawrence Hargrave Biography

Lawrence Hargrave is one of the most popular and richest Engineer who was born on January 29, 1850 in Greenwich, England, United Kingdom. An English born aeronautical engineer and inventor scientist, and explorer from the nineteenth and 20th century. The most famous inventions of his are the box kite and rotating engine.

His work led fellow inventor His work inspired fellow inventor Alexander Graham Bell to experiment with designs for tetrahedral kites. to explore designs for kites with tetrahedrals.

He was raised in England as well as Australia. The father of his son, John Fletcher Hargrave, was attorney general of New South Wales, Australia.

Lawrence Hargrave Net Worth

Lawrence Hargrave is one of the richest Engineer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lawrence Hargrave 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a trainee at Australia’s Australasian Steam Navigation Co. and later became an assistant astronomer for the Sydney Observatory.

Australia’s Qantas airline named one its aircrafts in honor of Hargrave.

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Facts & Trivia

Lawrence Ranked on the list of most popular Engineer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Lawrence Hargrave celebrates birthday on January 29 of every year.

What was Lawrence Hargrave famous for?

On 12 November 1894 Lawrence Hargrave, Australian inventor, astronomer, explorer and historian , connected four box kites of his own design. Having added a seat, he flew with the kites 16 feet (4.8 metres) off the ground, thus proving to the world that it was possible to build a safe, heavier-than-air flying machine.

How did Lawrence Hargrave manage to fly?

Hargrave carried an anemometer and clinometer aloft to measure wind speed and the angle of the kite line. He rose 16 feet in a wind speed of 21 mph. This experiment was widely reported and established the box kite as a stable aerial platform.

Who was the first Australian to fly?

Ehrich Weiss (better known as escapologist Harry Houdini), made Australia’s first recognised flight in a Voisin biplane at Diggers Rest, Victoria, 18 March 1910.

Who made the first glider flight in Australia?

On 5 December 1909, at Narrabeen Beach in Sydney, Taylor made a series of flights in his biplane glider, the longest being 110 yards (just over 100 metres), recorded as the first successful heavier-than-air flight in Australia.

What was Hargrave trying to create when he made this kite?

Hargrave box kite, kite designed, built, and flown by the aeronautical pioneer Lawrence Hargrave in the 1890s. Hargrave began his experiments with kites in

1893. His goal was to build a kite so efficient that it would advance into the wind.