Orville and Wilbur Wright, two brothers who lived at the turn of the 20th century, are
often credited with being the inventors of the airplane. But in fact, they were not the first
humans to launch an object into flight. Many had flown (and crashed) experimental aircraft
before. They weren’t even inventors to begin with. Instead, they started their careers as
newspaper printers and bicycle‐makers, then applied the design concepts and scientific
principles they learned along the way to their ultimate innovation: a system of controls to fly
the plane and keep it from crashing. It is this invention that gained them notice as inventors,
and the admiration of the world.
often credited with being the inventors of the airplane. But in fact, they were not the first
humans to launch an object into flight. Many had flown (and crashed) experimental aircraft
before. They weren’t even inventors to begin with. Instead, they started their careers as
newspaper printers and bicycle‐makers, then applied the design concepts and scientific
principles they learned along the way to their ultimate innovation: a system of controls to fly
the plane and keep it from crashing. It is this invention that gained them notice as inventors,
and the admiration of the world.
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