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Lord Kelvin, the legendary British mathematician and physicist, is famous for his contributions towards formulating laws of thermodynamics. Curiously, his scepticism about flight is clear when he said “Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible” as the President of Royal Society (London) in 1895. He also stated that he had “not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning”. Another infamous quote on the topic which is often wrongly attributed to him is “If God had meant man to fly, he would have given him wings.” However, despite all the doubt, the Wright brothers showed the world visibly the endless possibilities of flying in 1903.