Richard Browning uses the human mind to balance and control flight, producing a new generation of practical (if expensive) jet packs.

Dubbed the Gossamer Albatross, Paul MacCready's engineering marvel revolutionized aeronautics when it became the first human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel.

The first use of laser-guided bombs changed aerial warfare forever when they finally brought down the Dragon’s Jaw, a critical North Vietnamese bridge that had cost a dozen American aircraft during the Vietnam War. 

Invention is not just genius or inspiration. It’s a process that can be analyzed, using historical cases to understand how inventors work.