William Abner Eddy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Abner Eddy

American accountant and journalist

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1850

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 26-Dec-1909

Profession: photographer, inventor, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

William Abner Eddy (January 28, 1850 – December 26, 1909) was an American accountant and journalist famous for his photographic and meteorological experiments with kites.
The scientific significance of Eddy's improvements to kite-flying was short-lived, due to the advent of Lawrence Hargrave's rectangular box kites.
Nevertheless, in the year following Eddy's death, a train of ten Eddy kites reaching an altitude of 23,385 feet (7,128 m) set a height record for several years.