History of The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough is an o overview of the life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (The Wright Brothers). David McCullough takes an overview of their personal history and growth from childhood to adulthood. He also emphasizes their entrepreneurial characteristics and how it shaped them into who they were as individuals and how it played a role on their success.
About The Wright Brothers
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Wilbur was born in 1867 and Orville in 1871.
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Neither attended college.
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The brothers had a dream to make the first successful airplane.
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The first task they wanted to complete was to build the wings for the flight. They started observing birds for the wings of the flight.
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On December 17th 1903, The Brothers succeeded in flying the first, free controlled flight.
The Wright Brothers -David McCullough
Chapter 1 & 2
Chapter 1 describes Wilbur and Orville's family life that contributed to their development, personal and entrepreneurial. On page 18, Orville described their "intellectual curiousity".
In Chapter 2, the two reached out to others for advice as to how they can be successful with their aspirations.
Chapter 3 & 4
Chapter 3 describes The Brothers test failures for developing the airplane.
Chapter 4 begins with the quote "We had to go ahead and discover everything for ourselves" so they went through obstacles and learned how to prepare for their flight by theirselves.
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 described the first manned power flight aviated by the Wright Brothers on December 7th, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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