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Legends of Airpower: The Wright Brothers
Three Roads, 2004
Viewed from the distance of nearly a century, the Wright Brothers don't seem as heroic as they really were. They had funny names and wore three-piece suits to the beach. To the modern eye, they look more like comedians than leading men. But they invented the science of aeronautics, thinking in three dimensions when the rest of the world couldn't move beyond two. They made human flight possible, ...
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Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
Neil Ross
Wgbh Boston, 2004
Emmy nominated documentary
For anyone interested in early aviation this show is a treat. From the New York Times review: "It's a wide-eyed hour, a spiffy story of American know-how and gumption."
Also see the show's interesting website
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wright
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The Dawn of Aviation: The Story of the Wright Brothers (Monumental Milestones) (Monumental Milestones: Great ...
Tamra Orr
Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2005
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly? Have you dreamt of having wings and taking off to soar, glide, and dip with the birds? You are not the only one. Many people have wanted to leave the ground behind and join the clouds and the stars. Two such people were brothers named Orville and Wilbur Wright. These men were always looking for an idea to explore. Thinking as one, they would ...
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This is America, Charlie Brown - The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk
Erin Chase, Erica Gayle
Paramount, 1996
A Great History Lesson
+ Outstanding Childen's Series with 'Peanuts' Characters Created by Minnesotan Charles Schulz
+ Great cartoon! (And educational, too.)
I'm going to have to get this one, "The Mayflower Voyagers". Always been a fan of the classic Peanuts specials (Halloween and Christmas) but had never seen this one. It was on TV last night, following the original Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. What a great history lesson, even for us oldsters. ...
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The Wright Brothers: A Biography
Fred C. Kelly
Dover Publications, 1989
Only 100 Years Ago
+ The Wright Stuff
+ An excellent telling of the history of man's first flight.
+ Two Bycycle Mechanics show us how to fly
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The Wright Brothers (In Their Own Words)
George Sullivan
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003
the Wright Brothers
Very good book for students in upper elementary and sixth grade middle school. I chose it because STARBASE offered it as a literature scource for the attending schools. STARBASE in my area also offered a very nice curriculum guide to go along with the book.
Easy to read, and very ...
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Hidden Images: Discovering Details in the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk Photographs, 1900-1911
Larry E. Tise
History Press, 2005
Photos from the Dawn of Aviation
We are all familiar with the picture of the Wright Brothers first flight. It has been reprinted hundreds, if not thousands of times. What isn't generally known is the number of photographs that the Wright's took during the course of their several trips to Kitty Hawk. Taken on glass plates, these ...
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Wright Bros and the Birth of Aviation
Lester Garber
The Crowood Press, 2005
On December 17th, 1903 two bicycle mechanics' from Dayton, Ohio achieved the first powered man-carrying flight that was sustained and controlled. The Wright brothers' accomplishments were not lucky accidents and theirs is a wonderful story about the power of individuals and the scientific method. This thirteen-chapter book is written at the same intellectual level as was used by the Wright ...
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Wright Brothers: Centennial of Flight from the Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk Flight to Modern Aviation, ...
World Spaceflight News
Progressive Management, 2003
This comprehensive CD-ROM provides the complete story of the "Centennial of Flight" marking one hundred years since the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903. We've gathered together an enormous collection of historical and educational material from NASA, the Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration that provides a superb review of the history ...
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The Wright Brothers (Landmark Books)
Quentin Reynolds
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1981
Great informative and inspirational book
+ EXCERLLENT ADDITION TO AN EXCELLENT SERIES
+ Great for 7-9 years old
+ True Discription
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Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention (Collector's Edition DVD)
Neil Armstrong, John Glenn
David Garrigus Productions, 2003
How did they do it? ............ Look, listen and learn!!
+ Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention
This is a excellent 2 disk set. It includes a brief introduction into the early life of the Wright Brothers and their close knit family, and quickly gets into the story of their experiences involved with their invention of the airplane. Also included are some of the legal problems that they ...
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On Great White Wings: The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight
Fred E. C. Culick
Hyperion, 2001
worth it just for the great pictures
+ Great photgraphs and fascinating details
There is no shortage of quality biographies of the Wright brothers (I particularly enjoyed The Bishop's Boys by Tom Crouch), and with the Centenary of their historic powered flight coming up in 2003 (December 17th), there are likely to be a few more added to the shelf. An author (or authors) ...
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The Papers of Wilbur & Orville Wright, Including the Chanute-Wright Papers
Marvin McFarland, Orville Wright
McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000
An astounding firsthand account of the invention of flight
+ Definitive Book on the Wrights
Conventional wisdom brands these two geniuses as simple "bicycle mechanics." This incredible book takes you inside their genius, in their own words, written day-by-day. What they accomplished is no less than a miracle, and this book will humble even the most self-assured intellects. Their research ...
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How We Invented the Airplane: An Illustrated History
Orville Wright
Dover Publications, 1988
From Orville Wright Himself...
+ A Dream Come True!
+ Dreaming about Flying? Orville Wright did.
I hate to confess that I didn't even know that the Wright Brothers had written anything later in life. This was so great to read about how Orville Wright and his brother and family really felt about their quest. As co-owner of an aviation restoration company that works on older aircraft, this book ...
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Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age
Peter L. Jakab, Tom D. Crouch
National Geographic, 2003
How history gives birth to a new age?
Discount the "genius" factor, the elder brother, Wilbur Wright, argued. It was an aggregation of peculiar circumstances that led the two brothers to succeed where many predecessors had failed. The author describes those peculiar circumstances in lengthy details that could be summed up as follows:
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