Century Of Technology

A little over 12 years after the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C., William Boeing flew his first airplane. Shortly after, on July 15, 1916, he incorporated his airplane company.

Now, 87 years later, The Boeing Company is still influenced by the pioneering and enterprising spirit of William Boeing and continues to follow his philosophy: "We are embarked as pioneers upon a new science and industry in which our problems are so new and unusual that it behooves no one to dismiss any novel idea with the statement that 'it can't be done!' ... Our job is to keep everlastingly at research and experiment ... to let no new improvement in flying and flying equipment pass us by."

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The next level of power

In the 19th century, the global projection of economic and military might hinged on control of the sea. For much of the last century, dominance came from the air.

At the dawn of this millennium, the strategic focus is shifting to another new medium. The advent of new space-based networked communications, navigation, surveillance and weapons systems is redefining control of what is the ultimate in high ground.

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