The Wright Brothers

Short History Of...

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🗓️ 25 June 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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As long as humans have observed creatures in flight, we have dreamed of taking to the skies ourselves. But Wilbur and Orville Wright were determined to be the ones to turn the dream into reality. So what did they need to learn from the early aviation pioneers who preceded them? And how did these two bicycle makers with no college education succeed where others had failed? This is a Short History of The Wright Brothers. Written by Linda Harrison. With thanks to Alexander Rose, author of Empire of the Sky: Zeppelins, Aeroplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the World. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	It's the afternoon of Monday 14th December 1903.
0:34.6	Standing on a remote sand dune in North Carolina in the US,
0:38.3	two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, prepared a flipper coin.
0:44.0	Dressed in their customary smart dark suits, ties and starched white collars,
0:48.7	their hair is whipped by the breeze from the Atlantic Ocean,
0:51.7	stretching out behind them to the horizon.
0:55.4	On advice from the experts they've contacted,
0:58.0	they've travelled more than 650 miles by train from their home in Ohio
1:03.0	to this remote stretch of coastline called Kill Devil Hills.
1:10.0	Beside them stands their pride and joy,
1:12.9	an 800 pound homemade machine called The Flyer.
1:18.9	With the help of three other men,
1:20.2	they've just hauled their invention a quarter of a mile across the sand
1:23.3	to the top of the slope.
1:25.4	It's massive, almost 20 feet long,
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