The Wright Brothers: The Importance Of Wilbur And Orville Wright

The book The Wright Brothers by David McCullough focus on the importance of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their invention. Wilbur Wright was the middle child of the five children in the Wright’s family. He was born on April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana. His mother, Susan Koerner Wright, was highly intelligent and understanding but unfortunately she passed away due to tuberculosis in 1889. She always had high hopes and dreams for Wilbur and Orville. His father, Bishop Milton Wright, was a very wise and strong-minded man, much like Wilbur and Orville. Their invention of the airplane has made such an impact on the world today.
Wilbur Wright is four years older than his young brother Orville whom is thirty-eight. He was a hard-working, strong-minded,
He was hit in the face with another player’s stick. He went into a state of depression for weeks. Though Susan was sick and her help was failing, she still tried to take care of helpless son. When she couldn’t do it anymore, Wilbur stepped in and started taking care for her. He did not finish high school but this motivated him to read more books than ever. When Wilbur was healed and able to start living his life again, he and Orville published a newspaper called the West Side News. They even opened a bicycle shop called the Wright Cycle Exchange, in 1893.
The death of the German glider Otto Lilienthal is what made Wilbur become interested in flight. He studied the flight of birds and how they carried themselves in the air even more. The brothers were determined to make this experiment work. Once they set their mind on doing something, nothing or no one could stop them from proceeding until the job were finished. For everything to be successful they had to go to a place that had a wind strong enough for the glider to stay in the air. This is what led them to Kitty Hawk, which is known for the most powerful