Warner speaks again

Arthur Pratt (A.P.) Warner was the first individual to purchase  an aircraft in the United States, the first to fly in Wisconsin, and the 11th to fly an aircraft in this country. He was a successful businessman and engineer; he was a loving husband and father. He lived in a simpler time, a time when things moved at a slower pace. He provides us, in his self-published autobiography, Making Things, reflections of that simpler time.

About the legal system
“The patent system is all wrong. Patent judges should be engineers as well as lawyers. There are

AP Warner ca 1950

often points involved in a patent that a lawyer who is not an engineer cannot understand.”

Marketing
“The more I learned about advertising, the more valuable I thought it was, but I did not think it should be confined to magazine advertising alone.”

Read more of the A.P. Warner story. Join us as we celebrate Wisconsin’s Centennial of Flight recognizing Wisconsin’s first pilot – A.P. Warner.