John Stringfellow flight achievement was referenced in the movie "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965). The character Heinrich Dorfmann (Hardy Kruger), a German airplane designer, explains that it was a model airplane that made the first powered flight in 1848 and that though his own experience with airplane design is with building models, the principles are the same. His design for an airplane to be built from the scraps of their crashed plane will fly them out of the desert to safety. John Stringfellow John Stringfellow (1799 – 13 December 1883) was born in Sheffield, England and is known for his work
Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Discoveries in the Judaean Desert (or DJD) is the official, 40-volume, publication series that serves as the "editio princeps" for the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is published by Oxford University Press. The international team of scholars, involved in the publishing project, come from North America, Israel, and Europe. Most volumes are written in english. A few volumes are in french. The volumes cover texts from the Qumran findings, as well as analyses of archaeological data and archaeological missions. Volume 39 provides an introduction for, and summaries of, the preceding 38 volumes. The first wave of