Person of the Week, 8/22/11:
Orville and Wilbur are credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane. They had the first controlled, powered and sustained flight, which is different than being shot out of a canon for example. This historic flight happened on December 17, 1903.
Each day, the brothers would bring extra materials as they experimented with flight. They knew things would go wrong, and they were undaunted. They just tried again and again until it worked!
"We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests; to investigate what ever aroused curiosity."
–Orville
"If birds can glide for long periods of time, then… why can’t I ?”
–Orville
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