Perhaps the most influential brothers in history, Wilbur and Orville Wright’s creative and technological genius revolutionized transportation on planet Earth. Originally from Dayton, Ohio the two owned a bicycle repair shop and spent their spare time working towards a dream of creating a powered and controlled flying machine. Realizing that dream on December 17, 1903, modern aviation was born. Throwing open the doors for travel, communication, and international commerce, the world was reconfigured as a global community.
Wilbur Wright
| Born | August 19, 1871 Dayton, Ohio |
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| Died | May 30, 1912 (aged 45) Dayton, Ohio |
| Occupation | printer/publisher, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer |
Orville Wright
| Born | April 16, 1867 Millville, Indiana |
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| Died | January 30, 1948 (aged 76) Dayton, Ohio |
| Occupation | printer/editor, bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer |