| Show santos dumont santos dumont Is visiting many cities in south america in the interest of the pan amerlean american aeronautic conference he was born in sao paulo brazil on an july 20 18 1873 73 from 1900 to 1906 he demonstrated to europe the possibility of conquering the air with the dirigible balloon as aa well as with the aeroplane he spent in aeronautics alone over a year for 12 years in experimentation while in paris in 1901 he won a prize of 0 francs franca he was made chevalier of the french legion of honor in 1904 and in 1909 received the officers cross |