"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man.”
– Wilbur Wright

The Wright Brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871-January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867-May 30, 1912), are credited with making the first controlled, powered human flight on December 17, 1903.

These two American bicycle repairmen were often told that man was not meant to fly, but both Orville and Wilbur refused to believe the naysayers. Instead, they gained the mechanical skills necessary by working in their shop with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and other machinery. (Their work with bicycles in particular influenced their belief that a flying machine could, in fact, be controlled and manipulated with practice).

Learn the thrilling story of these two brothers who risked everything—including their very lives—to become the first men to manage powered flight!

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