1. THE WRIGHT
BROTHERS
ORVILLE AND WILBER

2. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
 Made the first sustained powered flight
lasting 1 hour
 Achieved this on 17 December 1903
 They are from Daytona, Ohio, USA
 Orville Wright : Born 19 August 1871 -
Died 30 January 1948
 Wilber Wright : Born 16/04/1867 - Died
30/05/1912

3. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
 The Wright Brothers had a major impact
because they were the first people to
successfully build and fly an aircraft.
 They were not the first ones to invent an
aircraft but they invented the “three axis
control” which allowed the pilot to have full
control

4. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS

5. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
In 1906 the French people called the
Wright Brothers liars. They reported in
the newspaper, calling the Wright
brothers bluffers. But then the Wright
brothers proved them wrong by flying
their aircraft in France. The French
people then apologized in the
newspaper.
These challenges still exist today.

6. THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
One of the challenges that
philosophers can face is the
unknown. When inventing
something for the first
time, Philosophers have to start
from scratch.