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Wright Brothers' Military Flyer, 1909

What turned the Wright brothers into pioneers of flight? Their library.

Source: The Irish Times

Gavin Weightman, author of Eureka: How Invention Happens, explains that like some other notable inventors, the Wright Brothers built a large library and taught themselves much of what they knew.

This entry was posted in Chasing Success, The Value of Work and tagged Historic Figures, History, Technology on December 1, 2021 by Anita Hacker.

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