Visions of a flying machine
Subtitle: the Wright brothers and the process of invention
By: Peter L. Jakab.
Series: Smithsonian history of aviation series
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Wright, Orville, 1871-1948.; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912.; Airplanes -- History.
Description: Explains how the Wright Brothers identified and resolved each technical obstacle to the construction of a flying machine and why they succeeded where so many had failed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 251-255)