To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers
2003-05-03T19:59:56-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmIwXC8yMDAzMDUwMzIwMTAwODAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==James Tobin talked about his book To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight, published by The Free Press.
This biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who invented the airplane, also tells the story behind other characters who played a role in the history of flight, including Samuel Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian; Alexander Graham Bell; and their main competitor, Glenn Curtiss. After his remarks Mr. Tobin answered audience members' questions.
This biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who invented the airplane, also tells the story behind other characters who played a role in the history of flight, including Samuel Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian; Alexander Graham Bell; and their main competitor, Glenn Curtiss. After his remarks Mr. Tobin answered audience members' questions.
James Tobin talked about his book To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight, published by The Free Press. Th… read more
James Tobin talked about his book To Conquer the Air: The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight, published by The Free Press.
This biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the brothers who invented the airplane, also tells the story behind other characters who played a role in the history of flight, including Samuel Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian; Alexander Graham Bell; and their main competitor, Glenn Curtiss. After his remarks Mr. Tobin answered audience members' questions. close
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