Perhaps two people in history exemplify the spirit of invention better than brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright. Born in the Midwest in the late 1800s, Orville was exceptionally good at creating mechanical devices, and Wilbur had a genius for ideas. The turn of the 20th century came during an age of invention and techlogical development. Inspired by a fierce worldwide competition to be the first to invent a machine that could fly and be controlled by a pilot, the Wright brothers tested and refined several prototypes. At last, on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, they achieved their pioneering flight. The brothers went on to develop machines and controls that made possible powered, fixed-wing flights and laid the foundation for pilot-controlled aviation as we kw it today. They also founded the Wright Company, which built airplanes for the rising new industry of commercial aviation. Had Wilbur t died at the early age of 45, who kws what else the invative pair might have accomplished.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0778726096
ISBN-13
9780778726098
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224070260
Product Key Features
Author
Diane Dakers
Format
Sewn,Cloth over Boards, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
Children's General Non-Fiction
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Crabtree Groundbreaker Biographies
Date of Publication
26/09/2016
Country of Publication
United States
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