"Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible."
Simon Newcomb, astronomer ; Said in 1902, less than two years before the first flight at Kitty Hawk
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3995311 | Optical logic elements Two light paths are disposed to induce resonant coupling of light energy from one path to the other. Electrodes connected to an electrical source are positioned relative to the two light paths and to develop electric fields which inhibit the resonant coup... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3993400 | Method and apparatus for forming erasable, real time, optical circuits A method and apparatus for forming optical circuit channels and components in a transducer for connecting optical elements coupled to the transducer including the steps of and associated apparatus for, generating a light beam, directing the light beam tow... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3977762 | Optical coupler An optical waveguide coupler made by integrated optical circuit techniques is employed to direct light from a document to be copied to a line of photosensors of a large scale integrated photosensor module. A plurality of optical waveguides are spaced wide... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3943021 | Optical data processing system A circuit plane or "board" includes a plurality of optical-micro-circuit device sockets with optical interface windows around the periphery of each socket. Each socket is adapted to receive a wafer or like component which comprises an electrical micro-cir... | 03/09/1976 |