Project Gutenberg 2021-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 84 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Wright Brothers Carillon Park booklets Reading ease score: 63.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Wright Brothers" by Anonymous is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the remarkable journey of Wilbur and Orville Wright as they pioneered the invention of the first successful powered airplane. It details their innovative spirit and the scientific discoveries that led to this monumental achievement in aviation history. The narrative begins with the brothers' early inspirations, including a toy helicopter that ignited their interest in flight. It follows their dedicated experiments with gliders and the challenges they faced while correcting misconceptions in aerodynamics. Eventually, their breakthroughs culminated in the first powered flight on December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, marking a pivotal moment in human history. The book not only highlights their technical achievements but also sheds light on their contributions to the world of aviation, their later successes, and the recognition they received both domestically and internationally. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 Aeronautics -- Ohio -- Dayton -- History TL Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - American Browsing: Science - General 86553 86705 2024-09-27T08:35:19.358462 2023-09-28T08:37:35.575487 text/html text/html 82417 2021-08-31T22:43:35 text/html 5973086 2024-09-27T08:35:26.822442 application/epub+zip 5972124 2024-09-27T08:35:23.093465 application/epub+zip 92188 2024-09-27T08:35:21.062445 application/epub+zip 5984590 2024-09-27T08:35:28.814416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5970764 2024-09-27T08:35:25.004458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116679 2022-09-29T18:59:51.079900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55223 55251 2024-09-27T08:35:18.476456 2023-09-28T08:37:34.900487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55013 2021-08-31T22:43:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18809 2024-09-27T08:35:28.948396 application/rdf+xml 15948 2024-09-27T08:35:21.166447 image/jpeg 2921 2024-09-27T08:35:21.114459 image/jpeg 5832110 2024-09-27T08:35:19.511470 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia