One hundred ten years ago today marks the first heavier than air powered flight. Two high school dropouts from Dayton Ohio succeeded in solving one of the most challenging problems humans faced for centuries. To not only be able to fly, but to maintain control throughout.
Against the odds and competition from Sam Langley and his team of engineers along with the financial resources of the U.S. government and the Smithsonian Institution, Wilbur and Orville Wright prevailed aft...er several years of tireless dedication.
One of the best examples in the application of the scientific method in the 20th century culminated in the flip of a coin at Kill Devil Hill on the outer banks of North Carolina to see who would be the first to fly Orville won the toss.
This photo taken December 17, 1903 by John Daniels, a volunteer and eyewitness captures the instant the Wright Flyer left the earth and changed the course of history.
No taxpayer money was used to fund the Wright Brothers work.
Against the odds and competition from Sam Langley and his team of engineers along with the financial resources of the U.S. government and the Smithsonian Institution, Wilbur and Orville Wright prevailed aft...er several years of tireless dedication.
One of the best examples in the application of the scientific method in the 20th century culminated in the flip of a coin at Kill Devil Hill on the outer banks of North Carolina to see who would be the first to fly Orville won the toss.
This photo taken December 17, 1903 by John Daniels, a volunteer and eyewitness captures the instant the Wright Flyer left the earth and changed the course of history.
No taxpayer money was used to fund the Wright Brothers work.