Samuel Langley
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Samuel Langley has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Jan 2025 on American History Tellers. His well-funded Aerodrome failures contrast with the Wrights’ approach and shape public/media skepticism about flight claims.
Samuel Pierpont Langley was an American aviation pioneer, astronomer and physicist who invented the bolometer. He was the third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and a professor of astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was the director of the Allegheny Observatory.
| Mentioned in | 3 episodes on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2025 on American History Tellers |
| Role | Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; astronomer and aviation experimenter |
| Affiliation | Smithsonian Institution |
What do podcasts say about Samuel Langley?
3 quotes, recorded on American History Tellers.
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Who talks about Samuel Langley on podcasts?
Samuel Langley came up; the most recent mention was Jan 2025 on American History Tellers.
- The Wright Brothers | Fliers or Liars | American History Tellers | Podcast on American History Tellers (Jan 2025)
- The Wright Brothers | The Art of the Bird | American History Tellers | Podcast on American History Tellers (Jan 2025)
- The Wright Brothers | Controlling the Skies | American History Tellers | Podcast on American History Tellers (Jan 2025)
What is Samuel Langley mentioned alongside?
Samuel Langley is most often mentioned alongside Smithsonian Institution and octave shenut.
Works at: Smithsonian Institution
Worked with: octave shenut
Affiliated with: Smithsonian Institution