Lilienthal's fatal glider crash in 1896: evidence regarding the cause of death

Otto Lilienthal's pioneering work on gliders helped form the basis for development of powered aircraft. His death following a glider crash in 1896 was officially ascribed to fracture of the cervical spine. However, the clinical details assembled here make it more likely that he died from head t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Aviation, space, and environmental medicine space, and environmental medicine, 2008-10, Vol.79 (10), p.993-994
Hauptverfasser:	Harsch, Viktor, Bardrum, Benny, Illig, Petra
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Aviation Aviation - history Cause of Death Craniocerebral Trauma - history Famous Persons Germany History, 19th Century Humans Lilienthal Space life sciences
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Zusammenfassung:	Otto Lilienthal's pioneering work on gliders helped form the basis for development of powered aircraft. His death following a glider crash in 1896 was officially ascribed to fracture of the cervical spine. However, the clinical details assembled here make it more likely that he died from head trauma with resulting complications, possibly including intracranial hematoma.
ISSN:	0095-6562
DOI:	10.3357/ASEM.2283.2008