Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr.
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Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr.
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Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr. was a United States inventor and scientist known for pioneering work with airplanes. Sellers was the son of a prosperous Baltimore merchant family originally from Kentucky. He attended Harvard University and showed an early interest in the burgeoning field of aviation. Only 5 years after the historic Wright Brothers flight, he built and flew his own airplane, making such innovations as the first patent on retractable landing gear, and an ultra-lightweight design. He con
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American aviation pioneer
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2024-03-30T14:28:59Z
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