Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur):

The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who, in their monotonous lives, looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space, at full speed, on the wings of the wind.

— Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur) Modern

First powered flight

Context

Wilbur Wright to the Western Society of Engineers

Date / Period

1901

Source

https://www.loc.gov/resource/mcc.00494/?sp=2

Verification

Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

Sources Checked

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