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Sir George Cayley
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Also Known As Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet
Born December 27, 1773 • Scarborough • England
Died December 8, 1854 (aged 80) • England
Inventions caterpillar tractor • hot-air engine
Subjects Of Study aerodynamics • aerospace engineering • aircraft • navigation

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George Cayley, detail of an oil painting by Henry Perronet Briggs, 1840; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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