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The holder of two [[patents]] he is credited for creating the Electronic Book and the Bookbank, a computerized electronic storage and retrieval system. Toward the Electronic Book, [[Publishers Weekly]]  September, 1991. <ref>TOWARDS THE ELECTRONIC BOOK: Publishers Weekly, New York, September 1991 Patents held by Nathaniel Lande for the Electronic Book and Book Bank: : United States Patent Office, Washington D.C. Patent Number: 07/948-978 Reel 6-2-99 Frame 0996 Reel 6-3-16 Frame 0935.</ref> Another  innovation was adapting  a motion stabilizing system to motion picture cameras, a technology used for gunnery sights on helicoptors during the war in [[Viet Nam]], he found on assignment while making a documentary for [[LIFE Magazine]] on Helicopter Warfare with  the award winning photographer, [[Larry Burrows]],  who was killed shortly after in [[Cambodia]].  The lens won an [[Academy Award]] for Technology.  
 
The holder of two [[patents]] he is credited for creating the Electronic Book and the Bookbank, a computerized electronic storage and retrieval system. Toward the Electronic Book, [[Publishers Weekly]]  September, 1991. <ref>TOWARDS THE ELECTRONIC BOOK: Publishers Weekly, New York, September 1991 Patents held by Nathaniel Lande for the Electronic Book and Book Bank: : United States Patent Office, Washington D.C. Patent Number: 07/948-978 Reel 6-2-99 Frame 0996 Reel 6-3-16 Frame 0935.</ref> Another  innovation was adapting  a motion stabilizing system to motion picture cameras, a technology used for gunnery sights on helicoptors during the war in [[Viet Nam]], he found on assignment while making a documentary for [[LIFE Magazine]] on Helicopter Warfare with  the award winning photographer, [[Larry Burrows]],  who was killed shortly after in [[Cambodia]].  The lens won an [[Academy Award]] for Technology.  
[[Image:10 Best of Everything jpg copy 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''The Ten Best of Everything: Passport to the Best, An Ultimate Guide for Travelers.'' is a joint effort between Lande and his son.]]
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[[Image:10 Best of Everything jpg copy 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|National Geographic Books ''The Ten Best of Everything: Passport to the Best, An Ultimate Guide for Travelers.'' is a joint effort between Lande and his son.]]
 
He is author of eight books including a novel. His notable book ''Cricket'' is partly autobiographical, a coming of age story and triumph over a childhood handicap. Both he, and his central character Jonathan Landau, could not speak for the first nine years of their lives.  Both the real Lande and fictional Landau made significant contributions to the first [[Special Olympics]]. His other works include [[National Geographic]] The 10  Best of Everything, An Ultimate Guide for Travelers <ref>“A rich dreambook for those of us still waiting for our own ships to come in.  
 
He is author of eight books including a novel. His notable book ''Cricket'' is partly autobiographical, a coming of age story and triumph over a childhood handicap. Both he, and his central character Jonathan Landau, could not speak for the first nine years of their lives.  Both the real Lande and fictional Landau made significant contributions to the first [[Special Olympics]]. His other works include [[National Geographic]] The 10  Best of Everything, An Ultimate Guide for Travelers <ref>“A rich dreambook for those of us still waiting for our own ships to come in.  
 
Loggng over 4,000,000 miles, and compiled by veteran travelers Nathaniel and Andrew Lande, this extravagantly entertaining volume has historical and literary journeys, a whole host of trips and expeditions for any taste and to every continent including Antarctica, each complete itinerary a unique variation upon the theme of the 21st century Grand Tour. Highlighted with vintage posters and color illustrations, cosmopolitan sidebars, engaging personal narratives, and famous contributors and correspondents, sets the book apart from any other travel book. Savvy tips, with a wide array of detailed information on luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants, and more, this elegant and sophisticated treasury of travel lore will awaken the wanderlust in readers everywhere”.  
 
Loggng over 4,000,000 miles, and compiled by veteran travelers Nathaniel and Andrew Lande, this extravagantly entertaining volume has historical and literary journeys, a whole host of trips and expeditions for any taste and to every continent including Antarctica, each complete itinerary a unique variation upon the theme of the 21st century Grand Tour. Highlighted with vintage posters and color illustrations, cosmopolitan sidebars, engaging personal narratives, and famous contributors and correspondents, sets the book apart from any other travel book. Savvy tips, with a wide array of detailed information on luxury hotels, resorts, restaurants, and more, this elegant and sophisticated treasury of travel lore will awaken the wanderlust in readers everywhere”.  
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