Thesis

Breaking Barriers to Higher Heights

"Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright seated on steps of rear porch."1909Library of Congress.


Thesis

Innovators in the early-twentieth-century made massive strides in unraveling the secrets of human flight. ​​​​​​​​​​In a miraculous feat of engineering, Wilbur and Orville Wright's 1903 creation of the first powered, heavier-than-air plane broke aeronautical barriers, revolutionizing transportation, military, and aeronautical intellect.