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Wright, Orville: see Wright brothers Wright brothers, American airplane inventors and aviation pioneers. Orville Wright 1871–1948, was born in Dayton, Ohio, and Wilbur Wright, 1867–1912, near New Castle, Ind. ..... Click the link for more information. . Wright, Orville See under Wright, Wilbur. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He also has a life-sized sculpture of brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright installed at a waterfront park in Dayton, Ohio. As Wilbur and Orville Wright brilliantly overcame every obstacle to manned, controlled, heavier-than-air flight, did they ever pause to consider that, a hundred years hence, someone would have to explain their accomplishment to grade-school readers--children jaded by the sight of jet planes streaking the sky? With their amazing achievement, Wilbur and Orville Wright amply demonstrated that the dawn of the 20th century was the dawn of a new era. |
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