The Papers of Wilbur & Orville Wright, Including the Chanute-Wright Papers

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Summary: An astounding firsthand account of the invention of flight
Review: Conventional wisdom brands these two geniuses as simple "bicycle mechanics." This incredible book takes you inside their genius, in their own words, written day-by-day. What they accomplished is no less than a miracle, and this book will humble even the most self-assured intellects. Their research "invented" wing theory and shapes, aircraft control systems, and propeller theory. Then they had to design and constuct their own engine, as available ones were too heavy. And wonderfully for us, they left an astounding amount of documentation, including photographic (including the famous photo of the first controlled flight ever), and massive documents and correspondence, which is reproduced in this 800+ page book. There's nothing "dry" about this first-hand story of man's most significant invention.

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Summary: Definitive Book on the Wrights
Review: If you like avaition and it's history, this is the book for you. Very easy to read and well put together. The two volumes come in a nice dust case.