Edwin A. and Marion C. Link Special Collection
Title
Edwin A. and Marion C. Link Special Collection
Subject
Edwin A. and Marion C. Link
Description
Blueprints, charts, maps, manuscripts, and letters about Ed Link's engineering research as a pioneer in aviation and underwater exploration.
Edwin Albert Link invented the first flight simulator. Known as the "blue box", "pilot maker, or "Link trainer", it provided a new way for pilots to learn to fly while safely on the ground. Later inventions included submersibles and decompression chambers for divers to safely explore the depths of the ocean.
Marion Clayton Link worked with her husband and chronicled their lives and discoveries in books and articles.
In addition to archives donated by Edwin A. and Marion C. Link, this collection contains information about the Link Foundation they founded for philanthropic purposes. Ed Link’s sister, Marilyn Link, served as secretary-treasurer and trustee on the Link Foundation Board. Marilyn Link was also the first managing director of the Harbor Branch Foundation where her brother had engineered underwater submersibles. Marilyn Link donated many archival materials to this special collection.
This digital collection complements the Link Collections at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton and the Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences in Binghamton, New York.
Edwin Albert Link invented the first flight simulator. Known as the "blue box", "pilot maker, or "Link trainer", it provided a new way for pilots to learn to fly while safely on the ground. Later inventions included submersibles and decompression chambers for divers to safely explore the depths of the ocean.
Marion Clayton Link worked with her husband and chronicled their lives and discoveries in books and articles.
In addition to archives donated by Edwin A. and Marion C. Link, this collection contains information about the Link Foundation they founded for philanthropic purposes. Ed Link’s sister, Marilyn Link, served as secretary-treasurer and trustee on the Link Foundation Board. Marilyn Link was also the first managing director of the Harbor Branch Foundation where her brother had engineered underwater submersibles. Marilyn Link donated many archival materials to this special collection.
This digital collection complements the Link Collections at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton and the Roberson Center for the Arts and Sciences in Binghamton, New York.
Publisher
Florida Institute of Technology
Rights
Florida Institute of Technology John H. Evans Library
