The Bishop s Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright

Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright (Revised) Wydawca: W. W. Norton & Company Opis produktu Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them ill-prepared to face a world of skeptics, rivals, and officials. Using a treasure trove of Wright family correspondence and diaries, Tom Crouch skillfully weaves the story of the airplane's invention into the drama of a unique and unforgettable family. He shows us exactly how and why these two obscure bachelors from Dayton, Ohio, were able to succeed where so many better-trained, better-financed rivals had failed. Specyfikacja SKU: NORT000268835 EAN: 9780393306958 Waga: 748 g Author: Crouch, Tom D. Binding: Paperback Pages: 608 Publication Year: 2003 BISAC Category 1: TRA002010 BISAC Category 2: BIO000000 BISAC Category 3: TEC002000