Wright, Wilbur and Orville
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Presents the story of the pioneers of manned flight. Includes QuickTime movie and RealAudio interviews. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wright/index.html December 17, 1903: The Day Man First Flew
A detailed account of the first flight. From the State Library of North Carolina.
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/nc/ncsites/wright4.htm How We Made the First Flight
The story of the historic flight as told by Orville Wright. Includes photographs.
http://www.aero-web.org/history/wright/wriframe.htm NAHF - Orville Wright
Biography provided by the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
http://nationalaviation.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v02/view_nahf/htdocs/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=682962809&group_ID=1134656385&Parent_ID=-1 NAHF - Wilbur Wright
Biography provided by the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
http://nationalaviation.blade6.donet.com/components/content_manager_v02/view_nahf/htdocs/menu_ps.asp?NodeID=834670150&group_ID=1134656385&Parent_ID=-1 Orville and Wilbur Wright
Recounts the story of the December 17, 1903, maiden voyage.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/wright.html Orville Wright
Sketches and brief history; information also available in RealAudio format.
http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/156.html Re-Living the Wright Way
NASA site commemorating the 100th anniversary of flight. Include activities, simulations, webcasts, photo gallery, and background on aerodynamics.
http://wright.nasa.gov/ A Science Odyssey: Wilbur and Orville Wright
Short biography and photograph from PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/btwrig.html Scientists and Thinkers: Wilbur and Orville Wright
Article tells about the brothers and self-taught engineers who invented the first working airplane. Includes timeline and photographs. From Time Magazine.
http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/wright.html ThinkQuest - Wilbur and Orville Wright
Brief biography.
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00181/wrightbros.html Wilbur and Orville Wright
Short profiles and portraits of the first men to fly a power-driven machine that was heavier than air.
http://www.firstflight.org/wrightbros.cfm Wilbur and Orville Wright
Scholarly biography written for young readers. Includes photograph of the first flight and related links.
http://www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdwrigh.htm Wilbur Wright: American Co-Inventor of the First Successful Airplane
Profile tells the story of the older of the two inventors.
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/wrightw.html The Wright Brothers
Photo-rich biography follows the brothers from their childhood years on. Includes timeline.
http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/wright/default.asp The Wright Brothers
Learn about the events leading up to the first human flying machine. Page topics include family history, contemporary aeronautic discoveries, and details about the construction of the machine.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal209/wrights.htm Wright Flight
Offers pictures and a biography.
http://pbskids.org/wayback/flight/feature_wright.html
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