Campfire Graphic Novels, 2012. — 74 p. — (Campfire heroes). – ISBN 9789380028460, 9380028466. Everyone knows the story of the Wright Brothers. Or do they? This biography conveys the well-known and the lesser-known facts about Orville and Wilbur's lives, and does so by weaving the biographical information into a wonderful story. The evocative illustrations combine with the...
Publisher: Campfire Graphic Novels, 2012. — 74 p. — (Campfire heroes) – ISBN 9789380028460, 9380028466. Everyone knows the story of the Wright Brothers. Or do they? This biography conveys the well-known and the lesser-known facts about Orville and Wilbur's lives, and does so by weaving the biographical information into a wonderful story. The evocative illustrations combine with...
First Second, 2017. — 113 p. — (Science comics). — ISBN 9781250169419, 1250169410. In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright brothers were among the first innovators of heavier-than-air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather. Mechanical failures, lack of information,...
Grosset & Dunlap, 2014. — 112 p. — (Who Was/Is...?) — ISBN 9780448479514, 0448479516. As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to...
Grosset & Dunlap, 2014. — 112 p. — (Who Was/Is...?) — ISBN 9780448479514, 0448479516. As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to...
Grosset & Dunlap, 2014. — 112 p. — (Who Was/Is...?) — ISBN 9780448479514, 0448479516. As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to...
Penguin, 2014. — 112 p. As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world’s first successful airplane....
Capstone, 2020. — 64 p. — ( Captured History) — ISBN 9780756566579, 0756566576. On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the historic first flight ever to life. Kids will feel as though they are at Kitty Hawk with Wilbur and Orville Wright as the brothers prepare to test their aircraft. They'll also learn about the history of flight and...
Capstone, 2020. — 64 p. — ( Captured History) — ISBN 9780756566579, 0756566576. On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the historic first flight ever to life. Kids will feel as though they are at Kitty Hawk with Wilbur and Orville Wright as the brothers prepare to test their aircraft. They'll also learn about the history of flight and...
Capstone, 2020. — 64 p. — ( Captured History) — ISBN 9780756566579, 0756566576. On-point historical photographs combined with strong narration bring the story of the historic first flight ever to life. Kids will feel as though they are at Kitty Hawk with Wilbur and Orville Wright as the brothers prepare to test their aircraft. They'll also learn about the history of flight and...
Chelsea House Publications,2007. — 128 p. — (Milestones in American History) – ISBN 9781438104317, 1438104316. In December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by embarking on the first controlled airplane flight among the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thus opening up an era of aviation throughout the world. This title is part of the Milestones in American...
Chelsea House Publications,2007. — 128 p. — (Milestones in American History) – ISBN 9781438104317, 1438104316. In December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by embarking on the first controlled airplane flight among the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thus opening up an era of aviation throughout the world. This title is part of the Milestones in American...
W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. — 608 p. — ISBN 9780393347463, 039334746X. The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight. Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them...
W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. — 608 p. — ISBN 9780393347463, 039334746X. The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight. Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them...
W. W. Norton & Company, 2003. — 608 p. — ISBN 9780393347463, 039334746X. The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight. Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them...
Amacom, 2003. — 224 p — ISBN 978-0814414613, 0814414613. When Wilbur and Orville Wright executed the first successful manned flight on December 17th, 1903, they stunned the world. Man could fly! Where had these two brothers come from? The impact was astonishing. (Imagine if Neil Armstrong had landed on the moon in a craft he built himself and paid for with a part-time job!) In...
Amacom, 2003. — 224 p — ISBN 978-0814414613, 0814414613. When Wilbur and Orville Wright executed the first successful manned flight on December 17th, 1903, they stunned the world. Man could fly! Where had these two brothers come from? The impact was astonishing. (Imagine if Neil Armstrong had landed on the moon in a craft he built himself and paid for with a part-time job!) In...
The History Press, 2014. — 176 p. — ISBN 9781626193567, 1626193568. The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of the airplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane in Dayton, Ohio - their hometown - not in North Carolina, where they tested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton region where the Wright brothers lived...
The History Press, 2014. — 176 p. — ISBN 9781626193567, 1626193568. The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of the airplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane in Dayton, Ohio - their hometown - not in North Carolina, where they tested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton region where the Wright brothers lived...
The History Press, 2014. — 176 p. — ISBN 9781626193567, 1626193568. The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of the airplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane in Dayton, Ohio - their hometown - not in North Carolina, where they tested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton region where the Wright brothers lived...
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2020. — 80 p. — (Scientific Collaboration). — ISBN 9781725342361, 2019013446. Wilbur and Orville Wright are best known for their successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. This heavier-than-air, manned airplane changed the world. Through exciting text, captivating images, and informative sidebars, students will explore how the...
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2020. — 80 p. — (Scientific Collaboration). — ISBN 9781725342361, 2019013446. Wilbur and Orville Wright are best known for their successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. This heavier-than-air, manned airplane changed the world. Through exciting text, captivating images, and informative sidebars, students will explore how the...
Prometheus Books, 2018. — 333 p. — ISBN 9781633884595, 1633884589. «How could two misanthropic brothers who never left home, were high-school dropouts, and made a living as bicycle mechanics, have figured out the secret of manned flight? This new history of the Wright brothers' monumental accomplishment focuses on their early years of trial and error at Kitty Hawk (1900-1903)...
Prometheus Books, 2018. — 333 p. — ISBN 9781633884595, 1633884589. «How could two misanthropic brothers who never left home, were high-school dropouts, and made a living as bicycle mechanics, have figured out the secret of manned flight? This new history of the Wright brothers' monumental accomplishment focuses on their early years of trial and error at Kitty Hawk (1900-1903)...
Prometheus Books, 2018. — 333 p. — ISBN 9781633884595, 1633884589. «How could two misanthropic brothers who never left home, were high-school dropouts, and made a living as bicycle mechanics, have figured out the secret of manned flight? This new history of the Wright brothers' monumental accomplishment focuses on their early years of trial and error at Kitty Hawk (1900-1903)...
Dover Publications, 2013 — 578 p. — ISBN 9780486320151, 0486402975. In the waning days of the 19th century and on the eve of a new technological era, French, English, and American inventors (as well as a host of charlatans, stuntmen, and profiteers) were racing to be the first to achieve powered, heavier-than-air flight. At the center of this activity were two little-known...
Dover Publications, 2013 — 578 p. — ISBN 9780486320151, 0486402975. In the waning days of the 19th century and on the eve of a new technological era, French, English, and American inventors (as well as a host of charlatans, stuntmen, and profiteers) were racing to be the first to achieve powered, heavier-than-air flight. At the center of this activity were two little-known...
Dover Publications, 2013 — 578 p. — ISBN 9780486320151, 0486402975. In the waning days of the 19th century and on the eve of a new technological era, French, English, and American inventors (as well as a host of charlatans, stuntmen, and profiteers) were racing to be the first to achieve powered, heavier-than-air flight. At the center of this activity were two little-known...
Smithsonian Books, 2014. — 282 p. — (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight) — ISBN 9781560987482, 1560987480. This acclaimed book on the Wright Brothers takes the reader straight to the heart of their remarkable achievement, focusing on the technology and offering a clear, concise chronicle of precisely what they accomplished and how they did it. This book deals with...
Smithsonian Books, 2014. — 282 p. — (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight) — ISBN 9781560987482, 1560987480. This acclaimed book on the Wright Brothers takes the reader straight to the heart of their remarkable achievement, focusing on the technology and offering a clear, concise chronicle of precisely what they accomplished and how they did it. This book deals with...
Smithsonian Books, 2014. — 282 p. — (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight) — ISBN 9781560987482, 1560987480. This acclaimed book on the Wright Brothers takes the reader straight to the heart of their remarkable achievement, focusing on the technology and offering a clear, concise chronicle of precisely what they accomplished and how they did it. This book deals with...
Smithsonian Books, 2014. — 282 p. — (Smithsonian History of Aviation and Spaceflight) — ISBN 9781560987482, 1560987480. This acclaimed book on the Wright Brothers takes the reader straight to the heart of their remarkable achievement, focusing on the technology and offering a clear, concise chronicle of precisely what they accomplished and how they did it. This book deals with...
Pickle Partners Publishing 2016. — 384 p. — ISBN 978-0486260563, 0486260569. In this fascinating, highly readable biography, Fred C. Kelly, a former newspaperman, author, and an old friend of the Wrights, tells the story of the two brilliant, dedicated, flight-obsessed bicycle mechanics from Ohio who first realized mankind's age-old dream of conquering the skies. Long...
NY.: Harcourt, Brace&Co., 1943. — 298 p. — ISBN 978-0486260563, 0486260569. In this fascinating, highly readable biography, Fred C. Kelly, a former newspaperman, author, and an old friend of the Wrights, tells the story of the two brilliant, dedicated, flight-obsessed bicycle mechanics from Ohio who first realized mankind's age-old dream of conquering the skies. Long considered...
John F Blair Pub, 1995. — 341 p. — ISBN 9780895871275, 0895871270. When Wilbur and Orville Wright arrived on North Carolina's Outer Banks in the year 1900, they were unknown bicycle mechanics who dreamed of powered flight. Even after they achieved the first heavier-than-air, powered flight in the dunes of Kill Devil Hills on December 17, 1903, they remained obscure. But by the...
John F Blair Pub, 1995. — 341 p. — ISBN 9780895871275, 0895871270. When Wilbur and Orville Wright arrived on North Carolina's Outer Banks in the year 1900, they were unknown bicycle mechanics who dreamed of powered flight. Even after they achieved the first heavier-than-air, powered flight in the dunes of Kill Devil Hills on December 17, 1903, they remained obscure. But by the...
John F Blair Pub, 1995. — 341 p. — ISBN 9780895871275, 0895871270. When Wilbur and Orville Wright arrived on North Carolina's Outer Banks in the year 1900, they were unknown bicycle mechanics who dreamed of powered flight. Even after they achieved the first heavier-than-air, powered flight in the dunes of Kill Devil Hills on December 17, 1903, they remained obscure. But by the...
Simon & Schuster, 2015. — 336 p. — ISBN 9781476728742, 1476728747. You’ve heard about Wilbur and Orville Wright since you were a kid, but what do you honestly know about them? David McCullough dives behind the mystique of the “pioneers of aviation” to reveal the brothers’ astounding history. It’s the iconic American Dream story: two boys from a poor home (lacking indoor...
Simon & Schuster, 2015. — 336 p. — ISBN 9781476728742, 1476728747. Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would...
Simon & Schuster, 2015. — 336 p. — ISBN 9781476728742, 1476728747. Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would...
Enslow Publishing, LLC, 2014 — 96 p. — (Legendary American Biographies) — ISBN 9780766065055, 2014029271. Orville and Wilbur Wright are best known for their historic 1903 airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The plane, however, was just one of a list of the brothers' accomplishments. In « The Wright Brothers: Aviation Pioneers and Inventor s», author Wendie C. Old...
Enslow Publishing, LLC, 2014 — 96 p. — (Legendary American Biographies) — ISBN 9780766065055, 2014029271. Orville and Wilbur Wright are best known for their historic 1903 airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The plane, however, was just one of a list of the brothers' accomplishments. In « The Wright Brothers: Aviation Pioneers and Inventor s», author Wendie C. Old...
Enslow Publishing, LLC, 2014 — 96 p. — (Legendary American Biographies) — ISBN 9780766065055, 2014029271. Orville and Wilbur Wright are best known for their historic 1903 airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The plane, however, was just one of a list of the brothers' accomplishments. In « The Wright Brothers: Aviation Pioneers and Inventor s», author Wendie C. Old...
Random House USA Children's Books, 1981. — 160 p. — ISBN 978-0394847009, 0394847008. First published January 1, 1950 Follow the inspiring story of two brothers who believed that men could fly. Refusing to give up their dream, Wilbur and Orville Wright, two self-taught bicycle mechanics, built- and successfully flew- the world's first airplane. Learning from Mother. «Get It...
Random House USA Children's Books, 1981. — 160 p. — ISBN 978-0394847009, 0394847008. First published January 1, 1950 Follow the inspiring story of two brothers who believed that men could fly. Refusing to give up their dream, Wilbur and Orville Wright, two self-taught bicycle mechanics, built- and successfully flew- the world's first airplane. Learning from Mother. «Get It...
Roaring Brook Press, 2018. — 122 p. — (Epic Fails #1) — ISBN 9781250150578, 2017957500. A hilarious nonfiction look at two of history's most epic "failures»: the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success. Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering—they...
Roaring Brook Press, 2018. —122 p. — (Epic Fails #1) — ISBN 9781250150578, 2017957500. A hilarious nonfiction look at two of history's most epic "failures»: the « Wright brothers », whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success. Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and...
Roaring Brook Press, 2018. —122 p. — (Epic Fails #1) — ISBN 9781250150578, 2017957500. A hilarious nonfiction look at two of history's most epic "failures»: the « Wright brothers », whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success. Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and...
Walter Bright, 2011 — 81 p. — ISBN 9780970607508, 0970607504. This is an account of the Wright brothers development of the first successful airplane and how they solved a series of daunting problems, written for a general audience by an aeronautical engineer. The numerous biographers have not properly understood the ingenious solutions to the many problems. The second part is...
Walter Bright, 2011 — 81 p. — ISBN 9780970607508, 0970607504. This is an account of the Wright brothers development of the first successful airplane and how they solved a series of daunting problems, written for a general audience by an aeronautical engineer. The numerous biographers have not properly understood the ingenious solutions to the many problems. The second part is...
Walter Bright, 2011. — 81 p. — ISBN 9780970607508, 0970607504. This is an account of the Wright brothers development of the first successful airplane and how they solved a series of daunting problems, written for a general audience by an aeronautical engineer. The numerous biographers have not properly understood the ingenious solutions to the many problems. The second part is...
Harry N Abrams, 1984. — 200 p. — ISBN 9780810909182, 0810909189. “For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man... I have been trying to arrange my affairs in such a way, that I can devote my entire time for a few months to experiment in this field.” Wilbur Wright. May 13.1900. “ We came down here for wind and sand, and we have got them.״...
Harry N. Abrams, 1984. — 200 p. — ISBN 9780810909182, 0810909189. “For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man... I have been trying to arrange my affairs in such a way, that I can devote my entire time for a few months to experiment in this field.” Wilbur Wright. May 13.1900. “ We came down here for wind and sand, and we have got them.״...
Worth Books, 2016. — 34 p. — (Smart Summaries) — ISBN 9781504043335, 1504043332. So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of « The Wright Brothers » tells you what you need to know—before or after you read David McCullough's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This...
Worth Books, 2016. — 34 p. — (Smart Summaries) — ISBN 9781504043335, 1504043332. So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of « The Wright Brothers » tells you what you need to know—before or after you read David McCullough's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This...
Worth Books, 2016. — 34 p. — (Smart Summaries) — ISBN 9781504043335, 1504043332. So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of « The Wright Brothers » tells you what you need to know—before or after you read David McCullough's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This...
Dover Publications, 2012. — 96 p. — (Dover Transportation) — ISBN 9780486256627, 0486256626. This fascinating firsthand account covers the Wright Brothers' early experiments, construction of planes and motors, first flights, and much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 photographs. It was the realization of a dream as old as mankind. On December 17, 1903, two...
Dover Publications, 2012. — 96 p. — (Dover Transportation) — ISBN 9780486256627, 0486256626. This fascinating firsthand account covers the Wright Brothers' early experiments, construction of planes and motors, first flights, and much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 photographs. It was the realization of a dream as old as mankind. On December 17, 1903, two...
Dover Publications, 2012. — 96 p. — (Dover Transportation) — ISBN 9780486256627, 0486256626. This fascinating firsthand account covers the Wright Brothers' early experiments, construction of planes and motors, first flights, and much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 photographs. It was the realization of a dream as old as mankind. On December 17, 1903, two...
М.: Журнально-газетное объединение, 1933. — 200 с. : ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей, вып. 7-8). Старый анекдот о Ньютоне, лежавшем будто бы под яблоней и начавшем впервые думать о законе тяготения при виде упавшего с дерева яблока, повторился и с изобретателями аэроплана — братьями Райт· Первую мысль о будущем изобретении, о летательной машине· преодолевающей земное...
М.: Журнально-газетное объединение, 1933. — 200 с.: ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей, вып. 7-8). Биография знаменитых американских авиаторов, совершивших в самом начале XX века первый полностью управляемый полёт на самолёте собственной конструкции, за ними был признан приоритет в изобретении самолёта. Доп. информация: Книга написана поэтом и переводчиком М. А. Зенкевичем,...
М.: Журнально-газетное объединение, 1933. — 200 с.: ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей, вып. 7-8). Биография знаменитых американских авиаторов, совершивших в самом начале XX века первый полностью управляемый полёт на самолёте собственной конструкции, за ними был признан приоритет в изобретении самолёта. Доп. информация: Книга написана поэтом и переводчиком М. А. Зенкевичем,...
М.: Журнально-газетное объединение, 1933. — 200 с.: ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей, вып. 7-8). Биография знаменитых американских авиаторов, совершивших в самом начале XX века первый полностью управляемый полёт на самолёте собственной конструкции, за ними был признан приоритет в изобретении самолёта. Доп. информация: Книга написана поэтом и переводчиком М. А. Зенкевичем,...
М.: Журнально-газетное объединение, 1933. — 200 с.: ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей, вып. 7-8). Биография знаменитых американских авиаторов, совершивших в самом начале XX века первый полностью управляемый полёт на самолёте собственной конструкции, за ними был признан приоритет в изобретении самолёта. Книга написана поэтом и переводчиком М. А. Зенкевичем, своеобразный...
М.: Журнально-газетное объединение, 1933. — 200 с.: ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей, вып. 7-8). Братья Вильбур и Орвилль Райт, владельцы небольшой велосипедной мастерской в маленьком американском городке Дейтоне, были первыми людьми, которые поднялись в воздух на моторном аппарате тяжелее воздуха — аэроплане. Это случилось 14 декабря 1903 года. Книга приурочена 30-летию...
Альпина нон-фикшн, 2017. — 338 с. — (Библиотека фонда «Траектория»). — ISBN: 978-5-91671-680-1. В начале XX века человечество охватила «летная лихорадка» – страстное стремление воплотить, наконец, в жизнь многовековую мечту об управляемом полете. Правительства США и стран Европы тратили огромные суммы на программы по созданию первого летательного аппарата с мотором. А в это...
Для старшего возраста. — М.; Л.: Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1938. — 124 с., с ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей). Братья Уилбер и Орвилл Райт ((1867—1912) и (1871—1948)) — два американца, за которыми в большинстве стран мира признаётся приоритет изобретения и постройки первого в мире самолёта (спор о первенстве с Альберто Сантос-Дюмоном), способного к полёту, а также совершение первого...
Для старшего возраста. — М.; Л.: Детиздат ЦК ВЛКСМ, 1938. — 124 с., с ил. — (Жизнь замечательных людей). Братья Уилбер и Орвилл Райт ((1867—1912) и (1871—1948)) — два американца, за которыми в большинстве стран мира признаётся приоритет изобретения и постройки первого в мире самолёта (спор о первенстве с Альберто Сантос-Дюмоном), способного к полёту, а также совершение первого...
Обложка-гравюра на дереве П.Н. Рябова — Перевод Е.И. и О.И. Горбуновых. Изд. 2-е. — М.: Посредник, 1934. — 128 с. — (Жизнь замечательных людей). Игрушка, которая летает. Семья Райт. Вторая «летучая мышь». Змейки, бэзболл, шинни. Сайнес и Райт - типографы. Новое товарищество. Их первый велосипед. Как им пришла мысль об аэроплане. Пионеры воздухоплавания. Полеты с двигателем....
Перевод Е.И. и О.И. Горбуновых. Изд. 2-е. — М.: Посредник, 1934. — 128 с. Оглавление: Игрушка, которая летает. Семья Райт. Вторая «летучая мышь». Змейки, бэзболл, шинни. Сайнес и Райт - типографы. Новое товарищество. Их первый велосипед. Как им пришла мысль об аэроплане. Пионеры воздухоплавания. Полеты с двигателем. Вопрос, который мы должны разрешить. Машины других...
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