The Modern Wings of Daedalus
The past and present of personal aerial mobility devices bridging sci-fi and reality.
Author: Ruth Euniki, Editor, and Naomi Lijesen, Final Editor
From James Bond to Tony Stark, superheroes often adorn this futuristic and far-fetched-feeling technology. But after a century of dreaming up designs, there are companies with practically perfect designs that show the impressive capabilities of jetpacks today.
FROM BACKPACKS AND ROCKETS TO BOOTS AND WINGS
It is not seldom that ingenious inventions are born from the simplest of questions. In this case: what will happen if you strap a rocket to your backpack and fire it up? It might seem like a thought one would have as a child when they are late for school, but it is also what made the Russian inventor Alexander Andreev come up w...