Kansas City's Unknown Engineer

By Steve Kraske,

Published April 22, 2016 at 2:05 PM CDT

You may not have heard of Octave Chanute before but, if you live in or around Kansas City, chances are you're affected by his work. Local historian Bill Nicks explains Chanute's lasting importance to aviation, and where you can still find evidence of his legacy in the metro.

Bill Nicks will tell Octave Chanute's story in first-person at the Central Library on Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m. For more information, visit the Kansas City Public Library's website.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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Luke X. Martin

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