The Wright Brothers: Key Takeaways and Analysis

The Wright Brothers: Key Takeaways and Analysis
ISBN-10
1512308609
ISBN-13
9781512308600
Series
The Wright Brothers
Pages
38
Language
English
Published
2015-05-20
Publisher
CreateSpace
Authors
David McCullough, Instaread

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The Wright Brothers by David McCullough | Key Takeaways & Analysis Preview: David McCullough's The Wright Brothers is a detailed biographical account of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their journey and achievements in the early, burgeoning world of human aviation. A strong, close-knit family and a natural love for learning and tinkering set the Wright brothers on their path to historical greatness from a young age. Always rife with ingenuity, the Wright brothers preceded their flight endeavors as bicycle mechanics, owning their own successful shop in their hometown of Dayton, Ohio. They absorbed heavy amounts of aviation literature and theory and were inspired by the works of past innovators to solve the issues of human flight and break down the barrier between land and sky. Wilbur and Orville, who financed their experiments from their meager earnings at the bicycle shop, built their machines from engines, wings and propellers they had to design and manufacture themselves... PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Inside this Instaread Key Takeaways & Analysis of The Wright Brothers * Overview of book * Introduction to the Important People in the book * Key Takeaways and Analysis of Key Takeaways

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