Wright Brothers Through The Years

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THE WRIGHT BROTHERS THROUGH THE YEARS

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Thesis Statement: The Wright brothers made one of the largest cultural forces since the invention of writing, for their invention became the World Wide Web of that time, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.
Introduction:
I. Boyhood
A. Birth
1. Wilbur-April 16, 1867
2. Orville-August 19, 1871
B. Mechanical fascination
1. The toy helicopter
2. Determination
II. Printing and Bicycle businesses
A. Printing shop
1. The West Side News
2. Wilbur as the editor
B. Wright Bicycle Co.
1. Studying bicycle design
2. Invention of the self oiling hub
III. Flight experiments
A. Glider experiments
1. Wing warping theory
B. Powered airplane experiments
1 Building the light aircraft engine
2. Flyer 1


The Wright Brothers Through The Years

The Wright brothers started one of the largest cultural forces since the invention of writing, for their invention became the World Wide Web of that time, bringing people, languages, ideas and values together. It also brought in an age of globalization, as the world’s flight paths became the superhighways of an emerging international economy. Wilbur and Orville Wright were two brothers from the heartland of America with a vision as big as the sky and a simplicity as down-to-earth as the Wright Cycle Company.
Wilbur Wright was born April 16, 1867, on a farm eight miles from Millville, Indiana, and Orville was born August 19,1871, in Dayton, Ohio. (9) They also had two older brothers and a younger sister. Their dad was a bishop of the United Brethren Church. Their mom was a housewife. The boys went through high school, but neither of them ever received their high school diploma. Mechanical things fascinated them even in childhood. As kids Wilbur and Orville always looked to their mom for mechanical information and to their dad for intellect...