Aeronautical Pioneers: The Story of Orville and Wilbur Wright

Imagine life without airplanes. Imagine a life without the security they gives us from conflicts and wars, without the ability to send packages and mail swiftly across long distances, or without the ability to travel anywhere in the world in a relatively short amount of time. Luckily we don’t have to worry about any of these things most of the time, all thanks to the “pioneers of modern aviation,” Orville and Wilbur Wright (“Orville Wright” 2). Through their successful invention and flight of the first powered aircraft, we can live better lives than what was before ever possible. Therefore, I feel it is only common sense for them to be inducted into the History Hall of Fame. To further uphold the previous statement on this matter, I will tell of their life story, what ideals, principles, and motivations inspired these aeronautical intellects to build and fly the first powered aircraft, and of the legacy they have left upon us today, including the challenges they faced and their great accomplishments.

The Wright brothers led lives of two truly great American businessman and partners, fulfilling the American dream to its greatest extent. These two brothers, Orville, born in Dayton, Ohio, on August 19 in the year 1871 (“Orville Wright” 1), and Wilbur Wright, born in Melville, Indiana, on April 16 in the year 1867 (“Wilbur Wright” 1), were two of five children (“Orville Wright” 1). The brothers were born to Milton Wright, a bishop of the Christian denomination United Brethren in Christ, and Susan Catherine Koerner (“Wilbur Wright” 1), and of course had three siblings, who were Lorin, Reuchlin, and Katherine Wright, not including two children of the Wrights who died very young (“The Wright Family”). Orville wasn’t much of a s...

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..., after accomplishing much in the latter part of his life, which I again will address in a later paragraph, Orville underwent two heart attacks, and alas, he died of the second on January 30 in the year 1948, and is currently buried in Dayton, Ohio (“Orville Wright” 2). Also, neither Orville nor Wilbur received matrimony during their years upon this planet (“Orville Wright” 2).

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