“A story with a new character and a new engineering problem on every other page, each served with a sense of delight in ideas that sent humanity aloft.” — Seattle Times
“This is a written like an episode of the old TV show Connections, and is just as entertaining.” — Sacramento Book Review
“A smart …history of a thrilling machine all too often taken for granted.” — Publishers Weekly
“An engaging text…The lively writing and the number of photographs set it above many of its competitors.” — Library Journal
