- Born
- Died
- Height6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
- Wilbur Wright was born on April 16, 1867 in Indiana, USA. He died on May 30, 1912 in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
- RelativesOrville Wright(Sibling)
- Brother of Orville Wright.
- Inducted with his brother Orville into the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame in 1981.
- Invented the first airplane along with his brother Orville.
- Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
- I am an enthusiast, but not a crank in the sense that I have some pet theories as to the proper construction of a flying machine. I wish to avail myself of all that is already known and then, if possible, add my mite to help on the future worker who will attain final success.
- We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.
- The fact that the great scientist believed in flying machines was the one thing that encouraged us to begin our studies.
- I confess that in 1901 I said to my brother Orville that man would not fly for fifty years.
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