Orville wright biography
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Orville Wright
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Who Was Orville Wright?
Orville Wright and his elder brother, Wilbur Wright, were the inventors of the world's first successful flygplan. The brothers successfully conducted the first free, controlled flight of a power-driven airplane on December 17, They subsequently became successful businessmen, filling contracts for airplanes in both europe and the United States. Today, the Wright brothers are considered the "fathers of modern aviation." Orville is also known for developing technology for the U.S. Army.
Early Life
Orville Wright was born on August 19, , in Dayton, Ohio, one of five children of Susan Catherine Koerner and Milton Wright, a bishop in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ.
As a child, Orville was a mischievous and curious boy, and his family encouraged his intellectual development. "We were lucky enough to grow up in an environment where there was always much encouragement to children to pursue intellectual interests
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Orville Wright, working with his brother Wilbur, made the first heavier-than-air, powered, controlled flight by man, leading the world into the aviation age.
Family Life
Orville was born to Milton and Susan Wright in Dayton, Ohio on August 19, Orville was the sixth child of seven, but two of his older siblings did not survive infancy. Those siblings that did survive were his 3 older brothers, Reuchlin, Lorin, and Wilbur, and he would have one younger sister, Katherine, born exactly three years after him in the very same room, in the family house in Dayton on 7 Hawthorne Street. He would become very close with Wilbur, as their scientific collaborations can attest, and he would also have a close relationship with Katharine. Their father Milton was a Bishop in the United Brethren Church, causing the family to relocate frequently, in addition to Milton often traveling for work. Despite this, it was a very loving, close-knit family. Their parents raised the children to be self-confiden
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Wright brothers
American aviation pioneers, inventors of the airplane
For other uses, see Wright brothers (disambiguation).
Wright brothers | |
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Orville (left) and Wilbur Wright in | |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known&#;for | Inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane with the Wright Flyer, which pioneered the use of an effective flight control system |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Katharine Wright (sister)[a] |
| Orville Wright | |
| Born | ()August 19, Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, () (aged&#;76) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack[1] |
| Education | 3 years high school |
| Occupation | Printer / publisher, bicycle retailer / manufacturer, airplane inventor / manufacturer, pilot trainer |
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| Wilbur Wright | |
| Born | ()April 16, Millville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, () (aged&#;45) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Typhoid fever&
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