Biographical information on the Wright Brothers, including their childhoods, the Wright Cycle Shop, the world's first airplane, a chronology, and links to more information.

Two self-taught Midwestern brothers broke the barrier of the air, succeeding where others with government grants and engineering degrees had failed, and shaping the course of the twentieth century.

This site is a biography of the Wright brothers and includes several pictures of airplanes.

Classroom activities, interactive experiments, timelines, and other artifacts that celebrate the Wright brothers' first flight.

Brief biography on Orville and Wilbur Wright. Read how the Wright brothers' work with bikes, kites, and gliders led to human flight.

This article briefly summarizes the Wright Brothers' scientific curiosity and ambitions which fueled their desire to create the first flying machine.

A learning module that begins with the biography "The Wright Brothers: Air Pioneers" by David White, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...

Biographical details about the Ohio-born Wright brothers, who ushered in the aerial age with their invention of the first powered airplane.

Provides an interesting biography of the life and accomplishments of Wilbur Wright. The highlight of this site is the terrific historic photos throughout the text.

Brief history of the lives and accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Includes a chronology of major events from Wilbur's birth in 1867 to Orville's death in 1948.

A look at what the Wright Brothers accomplished. Includes information on the scientific experiments that they conducted, and the 1903 flyer they built to protect themselves from injury as they both learned how to fly.

This lesson plan has students read primary materials from the Smithsonian collection written by the Wright brothers, and compare and contrast them to secondary sources, such as newspaper stories from the next day. There is background...

An excellent article about how Orville and Wilbur Wright's interest in flight developed and led to the first airplane flight.

Companion website to the PBS documentary on the Wright Brothers and their contributions to aviation.

A compilation of symposium papers that have been presented on the Wright Brothers which includes details about their lives, invention, and historic flight.

Learn numerous fun facts about the first powered airplane flight by the Wright Brothers and the Birth of Aviation.

An image of Orville Wright.

An image of Orville Wright.

An image of the Hawthorn Hill (Orville Wright Mansion).

An image of Orville Wright.

An image of Orville Wright.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Wilbur and Orville Wright designing the first airplane. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Features 100 aircraft, airfields, research labs, military installations, battle sites, launch facilities, and other places that tell about people and events that made the U.S. a world leader in aviation. Highlights of this travel...

Discover the history of the first airplanes and flying machines, and how the Wright brothers constructed their first successful airplane.