Senior Curator, Division of Aeronautics
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
NASM 3232 MRC 312
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Email: croucht at si.edu
Current Research Projects
Currently writing a history of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the professional engineering/scientific society for those involved in aspects of the aerospace industry.
Current or Projected Exhibits
Curating the re-opening of the NASM art gallery; preparing exhibits on Lighter-Than-Air flight for the NASM Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Recent Publications
First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane ( Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2003)
with Peter Jakab, The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age ( Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society, 2003)
Wings: A History of Aviation from Kites to the Space Age ( New York: W.W. Norton, 2003)
Updated -11/09/07
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