Ἴκαρος
"No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris." - Orville Wright
why icarus?
In Greek mythology, Icarus (Ἴκαρος, Íkaros, Vikare) is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus. Often depicted in art, Icarus and his father attempt to escape from the island of Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. Icarus' father warns him of complacency and arrogance asking that he fly neither too low nor too high, because the sea's dampness would clog the feathers or the sun's heat would melt the wax holding the feathers together. Icarus ignored instructions not to fly too close to the sun, and the melting wax caused him to fall into the sea where he drowned.
The Icarus Institute works on learning from other peoples' experiences, including both success and failures. Join us.