Saint-Exupéry

American

[san-teg-zy-pey-ree] / sɛ̃ tɛg zü peɪˈri /

noun

Antoine de 1900–45, French author and aviator.

Saint-Exupéry British

/ sɛ̃tɛɡzyperi /

noun

Antoine de (ɑ̃twan də). 1900–44, French novelist and aviator. His novels of aviation include Vol de nuit (1931) and Terre des hommes (1939). He also wrote the fairy tale Le petit prince (1943)

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Partnering with computer scientist Ahmed Berjaoui from IRT Saint-Exupéry, the team adopted AI techniques originally designed for aerospace applications to help resolve these challenges.

From Science Daily

The copy contains handwritten notes and sketches by Saint-Exupéry.

From BBC

Saint-Exupéry's original handwritten manuscript is in New York.

From BBC

Mr Jay told the BBC that Saint-Exupéry gave those two typescripts to friends before his disappearance, but the third one "wasn't inscribed or given to someone".

From BBC

The cover shows evidence of stubbed-out cigarettes and the typescript contains Saint-Exupéry's handwritten notes, annotations, and edits on its pages.

From BBC

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