According to History.com in 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the airplane.
Wilbur and Orville Wright were American inventors and pioneers of aviation.
In
1903 the Wright brothers achieved one of the first flights with a
powered, sustained and controlled airplane; they surpassed their own
milestone two years later when they built and flew the first fully
practical airplane.
Always working on different mechanical
projects and keeping up with scientific research, the Wright brothers
closely followed the research of German aviator Otto Lilienthal.
When Lilienthal died in a glider crash, the brothers decided to start their own experiments with flight.
Determined to develop their own successful design, Wilbur and Orville headed to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, known for its strong winds.
Wilbur fell ill on a trip to Boston in April 1912. He was diagnosed with typhoid fever and died on May 30 at his family home in Dayton, Ohio.
Orville spent the last three decades of his life serving on boards and committees related to aeronautics, including the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the predecessor to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Neither Orville nor Wilbur ever married. On January 30, 1948, Orville died after suffering a second heart attack. He is buried at the Wright family plot in Dayton, Ohio.
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Listed by Inventiongen.com —
“This invention represents a fraction of the countless contributions made by American inventors, showcasing the nation’s commitment to innovation and progress across diverse disciplines,”
America truly is exceptional, and we’ve only just begun. ///