[PAR] [TLE] The Smithsonian Institution (novel) [SEP] Gore Vidal's 1998 novel The Smithsonian Institution is a fictional account of the adventures of "T." as he helps a group of scientists in the basement of the Smithsonian create the neutron bomb, and encounters historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. [PAR] [TLE] Charles Lindbergh [SEP] Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), nicknamed Slim, Lucky Lindy, and The Lone Eagle, was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer, and environmental activist.  At age 25 in 1927, he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by making his Orteig Prizewinning nonstop flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris.  He covered the 33 ⁄ -hour, 3,600 smi alone in a single-engine purpose-built Ryan monoplane, "Spirit of St. Louis".  This was the first solo transatlantic flight and the first non-stop flight between North America and mainland Europe.  Lindbergh was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve, and he received the United States' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for the feat.
[PAR] [TLE] The Smithsonian Institution ( novel ) [ SEP ] Gore Vidal 's 1998 novel The Smithsonian Institution is a fictional account of the adventures of " T. " as he helps a group of scientists in the basement of the Smithsonian create the neutron bomb , and encounters historical figures such as President Abraham Lincoln , Charles Lindbergh , Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Grover Cleveland . [PAR] [TLE] Charles Lindbergh [ SEP ] Charles Augustus Lindbergh ( February 4 , 1902 – August 26 , 1974 ) , nicknamed Slim , Lucky Lindy , and The Lone Eagle , was an American aviator , military officer , author , inventor , explorer , and environmental activist . At age 25 in 1927 , he went from obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by making his Orteig Prizewinning nonstop flight from Long Island , New York , to Paris . He covered the 33 ⁄ -hour , 3,600 smi alone in a single - engine purpose - built Ryan monoplane , " Spirit of St. Louis " . This was the first solo transatlantic flight and the first non - stop flight between North America and mainland Europe . Lindbergh was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve , and he received the United States ' highest military decoration , the Medal of Honor , for the feat .
What is the name of this American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, explorer, and environmental activist, who was one of the historical figures encountered in the book The Smithsonian Institution?
What is the name of this American aviator , military officer , author , inventor , explorer , and environmental activist , who was one of the historical figures encountered in the book The Smithsonian Institution ?
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh