Wilbur and Orville Wright, from a small city called Dayton, Ohio, invented the first airplane. The sure genius of the task was insurmountable to many people. Even more amazing, however, was the fact that the brothers who never attended college, had no rigorous education in science or engineering, and that dropped out of high school without even receiving a diploma, learned more by teaching themselves. They never drank and never smoked. "They shared everything from a joint bank account to their experiments with flying machines....they were as inseparable as twins" (Freedman 3).

Although they were four years apart, they ended up becoming very close friends. One of their mutual interests was buying machines, just to take them apart, see how they worked, and put them back together again. They were always very "good with their hands...and bubbling over wi

Orville and Wilbur had read newspaper stories about men trying to fly. One man in Germany was having success with hang gliders. However, in the midst of a flight, he lost his balance and he died on impact. But, other people interested in flight were still experimenting with hang gliders. So, as Wilbur and Orville started to experiment with flying they began there. They also wanted to know about the mistakes that others had made so that they did not repeat them. Though there was not much on the subject, the brothers sought out several books on flight.

A new invention, called the bicycle, had just been invented and was an enormous hit. Wilbur and Orville went right out and bought bikes. They also needed a new job, so they both decided to open a bicycle shop together. They called the store the "Wright Cycle Company". The company began really small. The brothers rented bikes, sold bikes, and repaired them. But then their business took off. It was such a success that it quickly tuned into four stores. Then, their creativity emerged again, and they began building and selling bikes that they made themselves. However, they did not only build the bikes themselves, but made the machines to build them with. Bicycle season is not very long in Ohio, so they had a lot of extra during the winter for new ideas. As these new ideas began to fill their minds, they came up with a new plan; flight.

th ideas" (Freedman 3). One of their ideas was to open up a newspaper in Dayton. It was called the "West Side News" and published local stories. For about a year, the newspaper company made good money, but then bigger newspapers came to Dayton and ran the brothers out of business. But, the younger of the two brothers, Orville, had a new idea.

For centuries, thousands of men sought after the dream of flight and never attained it. Figuring out how to fly, without killing yourself in the process, was an enormous task. Many intelligent men died in the process. However, after several years of reading and preparation, two men accomplished their dream. This was their story.

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