Wright Brothers The Remarkable Story of the Aviation Pioneers Who Changed the World

Name: Wright Brothers The Remarkable Story of the Aviation Pioneers Who Changed the World
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ISBN: 9780316861441

ISBN-10: 0316861448

ISBN-13: 9780316861441

Edition: 2003

Authors: Ian Mackersey

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The conquest of the air at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903, was one of the supreme achievements of the 20th century. On that day, two unknown bicycle mechanics, Wilbur and Orville Wright, launched the first successful powered airplane. They changed the world forever. InThe Wright Brothers,Ian Mackersey gives us an intriguing new biography of these eccentric figures, whose genius unlocked the secrets of mechanical flight to realize one of man's oldest dreams.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Publication date: 10/1/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Ian Mackersey is a writer and documentary film-maker; his speciality is aviation biography. He began his career as a writer for The Dominion and later the New Zealand Herald, and has lived in Britain, Rhodesia and Zambia, before returning to New Zealand.Visit his website at www.ianmackersey.com