TAKING OFF
Nadar, pictured here in
the gondola of a hot-air
balloon in his studio,
inspired Verne’s first
literary hit, Five Weeks in a
Balloon. Despite the iconic
nature of the craft, both
men believed the future
lay in the possibility of
heavier-than-air flight.
ATELIER DE NADAR/RMN-GRAND PALAIS
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