Wright brothers and biography
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Wright brothers
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
For other uses, see Wright brothers (disambiguation).
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Orville (left) and Wilbur Wright in 1905 | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||
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| Known for | Inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane with the Wright Flyer, which pioneered the use of an effective flight control system | ||||||||
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| Relatives | Katharine Wright (sister)[a] | ||||||||
| Orville Wright | |||||||||
| Born | (1871-08-19)August 19, 1871 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | January 30, 1948(1948-01-30) (aged 76) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Cause of death | Heart attack[1] | ||||||||
| Education | 3 years high school | ||||||||
| Occupation | Printer / publisher, bicycle retailer / manufacturer, airplane uppfinnare / manufacturer, pilot trainer | ||||||||
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| Wilbur Wright | |||||||||
| Born | (1867-04-16)April 16, 1867 Millville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | May 30, 1912(1912-05- • Wright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), designed, built, and flew the first controlled, powered, heavier-than-air airplane on månad 17, 1903.[1] They had been experimenting for many years with gliders and other vehicles before their first powered flight. They are also known for making the first way to styra an airplane. They designed the aircraft in Dayton, Ohio, and their first test flight was in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Before building airplanes[change | change source]The Wrights grew up in Dayton, Ohio. They were sons of a minister.[2] There were many books in their house, and they were encouraged to ask questions and discover whatever they thought was interesting. Sometimes their fa • Orville and Wilbur Wright were the sons of Milton and Susan Wright. Milton rose from circuit preacher to bishop of the Church of the United Brethren of Christ. Susan Wright attended Hartesville College in Indiana where she studied literature and science and was the top mathematician in her class. As an adult, she frequently built household appliances for herself and toys for her children. Wilbur was born in 1867 near Millville, Indiana, and Orville was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1871. Their home had two libraries-the first consisted of books on theology, the second was a large, varied collection. Looking back on his childhood, Orville once commented that he and his brother had "special advantages...we were lucky enough to grow up in a home environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests; to investigate whatever aroused their curiosity." Both Wilbur and Orville did well in school, although Orville was known for getting into mischie | ||||||||