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Richard Pearse. For other people with similar names, see Richard Pearce (disambiguation). Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments.
Richard Pearse (1877–1953) was a New Zealand inventor who built and flew a monoplane in 1903 or 1904. Learn about his life, achievements, inventions and controversies on this web page.
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May 29, 2019 · A contemporary of the Wright brothers, Richard Pearse's innovations in aviation were ahead of their time, but also almost lost to history. He lived in New Zealand and deserves to be...
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Dec 8, 2000 · Learn about Richard Pearse, a self-taught New Zealand farmer who built and flew a monoplane in 1903, possibly before the Wright Brothers. Discover his childhood dream, his inventions, his reclusive lifestyle and his legacy.
Debate still rages in some circles as to whether Aotearoa New Zealand's pioneer aviator Richard Pearse beat the Wright brothers to be the first to fly.
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Richard Pearse was a self-taught inventor who built and flew a powered aircraft in 1903, long before the Wright brothers. He died in a psychiatric hospital, his achievements ignored and his inventions lost, until he was rediscovered by a few enthusiasts.
