The Wright Brothers: Aviation Pioneers and Inventors (Legendary American Biographies)

Orville and Wilbur Wright are best known for their historic 1903 airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The plane, however, was just one of a list of the brothers' accomplishments.In «The Wright Brothers: Aviation Pioneers and Inventors», author Wendie C. Old traces the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, highlighting their rise to the top of the world of aviation.Traces the path of the Wright Brothers as they pursued their dream of changing the world of aviation.This illustrated biography provides the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright, their first flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and the struggles they endured to get the credit they justly deserved for their historic accomplishments. This biography covers the lives and careers of these men from their births in 1867 and 1871 to their deaths in 1912 and 1948. The author also describes their diligence in promoting their invention and aviation when few people supported them. The Wrights' struggles with patents, other inventors, competing companies, and the Smithsonian Institution are included. Black-and-white photographs, reproductions, or maps appear every few pages. While Old's biography focuses on events in the aviators' lives after the first flights, Russell Freedman's The Wright Brothers (Holiday, 1991), illustrated with inviting large photographs, pays greater attention to the early years and the development of the first airplane. Both titles will provide good reading for the centennial of flight in 2003.Success.The Bishop’s Boys.In Business With Bicycles.Experiments With Gliders.Trusting Their Own Calculations.Perfecting the Flyer.The Wright-Curtiss Feud Begins.The Patent War.Life After Wilbur.The Final Recognition.Chronology.Chapter Notes.Glossary.Further Reading.Index. Orville and Wilbur Wright are best known for their historic flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their achievement inspired Americans of all ages, but it also brought forth a host of competitors, and the Wright brothers had to struggle to get the credit they deserved. The airplane, however, was just one of a long list of the brothers'accomplishments. Biographer Wendie C. Old details the Wright brothers'impact on history as they set out to prove what others had thought impossible, that human beings could fly. Orville and Wilbur Wright are best known for their historic flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their achievement inspired Americans of all ages, but it also brought forth a host of competitors, and the Wright brothers had to struggle to get the credit they deserved. The airplane, however, was just one of a long list of the brothers' accomplishments. The author details the Wright brothers' impact on history as they set out to prove what others had thought impossible, that human beings could fly. Success The bishop's boys In business with bicycles Experiments with gliders Trusting their own calculations Perfecting the flyer The Wright-Curtiss feud begins The patent war Life after Wilbur The final recognition.