Directory of Wright, Wilbur and Orville Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about the lives of Wilbur (1867-1912) and Orville (1871-1948) Wright, brothers who developed the first functional airplane.

Resources in This Category

• A Science Odyssey: Wilbur and Orville Wright

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/btwrig.html
  Short biography and photograph from PBS.

• December 17, 1903: The Day Man First Flew

  http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/nc/ncsites/wright4.htm
  A detailed account of the first flight. From the State Library of North Carolina.

• Heroes: Begetter of an Age

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,855984,00.html
  Tells about the Wright brothers and self-taught engineers who invented the first working airplane. Includes timeline and photographs. From Time Magazine.

• NAHF: Orville Wright

  http://www.nationalaviation.org/wright-orville/
  Biography provided by the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

• NAHF: Wilbur Wright

  http://www.nationalaviation.org/wright-wilbur/
  Biography provided by the National Aviation Hall of Fame.

• NASA - Re-Living the Wright Way

  http://wright.nasa.gov/
  100th anniversary site provides the Wright brothers' biographies, invention process and discoveries. Includes activities, simulations, webcasts, photo gallery and background on aerodynamics.

• The American Experience: The Wright Stuff

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wright/index.html
  Presents the story of the pioneers of manned flight. Includes QuickTime movie and RealAudio interviews. From PBS.

• The Wright Story

  http://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/Wright_Story/Wright_Story_Intro/Wright_Story_Intro.htm
  Tells the story of the two brothers who changed the way people looked at the world. Also provides a history of their airplane business. Includes numerous photographs.

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

  http://www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdwrigh.htm
  Scholarly biography written for young readers. Includes photograph of the first flight and related links.

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

  http://www.cojoweb.com/wright-brothers.html
  Tells how two brothers made history with a 12-second flight above the beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

• Wilbur and Orville Wright

  http://firstflight.org/wrightbros.php
  Short profiles and portraits of the first men to fly a power-driven machine that was heavier than air.

• Wilbur Wright: American Co-Inventor of the First Successful Airplane

  http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/wrightw.html
  Profile tells the story of the older of the two inventors.

• Wright Flight

  http://pbskids.org/wayback/flight/feature_wright.html
  Offers pictures and a biography.

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