Quote of the day
The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.
William Langewiesche

Born: June 12, 1955
Died: June 15, 2025 (aged 70)
Bio: William Langewiesche was an American author and journalist who was also a professional airplane pilot for many years. He also was the international correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine. From 2019 until his death in 2025, he was a writer at large for The New York Times Magazine. He was the author of nine books and the winner of two National Magazine Awards.
Known for:
- American Ground (2002)
- Fly by Wire (2009)
- The Outlaw Sea (2004)
- Sahara unveiled (1996)
- Inside the sky (1998)






