Wilbur and orville wright biography
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Wright brothers
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
For other uses, see Wright brothers (disambiguation).
Wright brothers | |
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Orville (left) and Wilbur Wright in | |
| Nationality | American |
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| Knownfor | Inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane with the Wright Flyer, which pioneered the use of an effective flight control system |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Katharine Wright (sister)[a] |
| Orville Wright | |
| Born | ()August 19, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, () (aged76) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack[1] |
| Education | 3 years high school |
| Occupation | Printer / publisher, bicycle retailer / manufacturer, airplane uppfinnare / manufacturer, pilot trainer |
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| Wilbur Wright | |
| Born | ()April 16, Millville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, () (aged45) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Typhoid fever& • April 16th, – May 30th, In , Wilbur and brother Orville – four years his junior – decided to form a business partnership and open a printing shop. Betw • Orville Wright() Who Was Orville Wright?Orville Wright and his elder brother, Wilbur Wright, were the inventors of the world's first successful airplane. The brothers successfully conducted the first free, controlled flight of a power-driven airplane on December 17, They subsequently became successful businessmen, filling contracts for airplanes in both Europe and the United States. Today, the Wright brothers are considered the "fathers of modern aviation." Orville is also known for developing technology for the U.S. Army. Early LifeOrville Wright was born on August 19, , in Dayton, Ohio, one of five children of Susan Catherine Koerner and Milton Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. As a child, Orville was a mischievous and curious boy, and his family encouraged his intellectual development. "We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests |