Lana

Asteroid Number 6892
Discovered November 7, 1978 by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Palomar.

Francesco Lana(1631-1687), an Italian Jesuit, professor of physics and mathematics, first explored the concept for a vacuum airship, bringing human flight into the field of science. He also originated the idea and concept of an alphabet for the blind, which was developed later by Louis Braille.