Medal, Samuel P. Langley Medal, Orville and Wilbur Wright, 1909
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The Langley Medal was established by the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution in 1908. It is presented at irregular intervals for "specially meritorious investigations" in the field of aerospace science. The medal was named in honor of Samuel Pierpont Langley, the Third Secretary of the institution and early aeronautical experimenter.
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Manufacturer
Medallic Art Company Physical Description
Samuel P. Langley Medal presented to Orville and Wilbur Wright, Obverse: relief of woman seated on the Earth holding a torch in her left hand and a scroll in the right hand; Reverse: embossed letter text.
Dimensions
3-D: 1.3 x 7.5cm (1/2 x 2 15/16 in.) Materials
Overall - Bronze Inventory Number
A19290008000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution Castle
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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