In 1901 Ferber became aware of the aeronautical experiments of Octave Chanute as a result of reading an article in the Revue Scientifique published in the issue dated 1 June 1901 .
Octave Chanute is a French - born American civil engineer .
In 1901 Ferber became aware of the aeronautical experiments of Octave Chanute , a French - born American civil engineer , as a result of reading an article in the Revue Scientifique published in the issue dated 1 June 1901 .