The Wright Brothers | David McCullough

Why historian David McCullough thinks the Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur) succeeded in the first flight when others were in the race with more resources.
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[@deantheodosiou2886]

What I would do to have the genius of a David McCullough. He embodied wisdom. It's a shame Charlie Rose fell into disrepute. He lent his name to quality TV programming like this. Now we have practically nothing like it.

[@michaelkelly3221]

McCullough is an American icon. His book on John Adams is classic genius.

[@rickpontificates3406]

John Adams is my favorite mini series ever. After I finished it, I told people, "I dunno what to do with the rest of my life now"

[@macwilliambasilio4128]

It was the Brazilian Santos Dumont who for the first time managed to lift and sustain a flight with his own means of his 14 Bis device.

[@sharonraizor2839]

He sure did fly....in 1906. Unfortunately he was late to the party. The Wrights were flying at Huffman Prairie in 1904-1905 in front of hundreds of spectators.

[@Marcos5pb]

​​​​@@sharonraizor2839Wrong, wrigths glided in 1903, 1904, 1905, they didn't fly! But gliding, it had been done before wrigths! In front of hundreds of spectators? Don't distort! You can prove this?😅

[@sharonraizor2839]

@@Marcos5pb I don't have to prove anything! History proves it! They took off with a powered engine from a level surface in 1903.

[@1127csk]

thanks charlie

[@Robert-pg2id]

This video is not correct - Gustave Whitehead was first in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1901.

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Don't forget Leonardo Da Vinci, and his flying contraptions ...hundreds of years, before W. Brothers 🐾🐔

[@magelinekelley7536]

Leonardo da Vinci never flew

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

@@magelinekelley7536 never whoo? I'm a big supporter of Italians, & Italy 🇮🇹 ♥...you can bet Wright Brothers studied the Master Da Vinci 😉 ...creators, rarely create out of vacuum ...more like never

[@rickpontificates3406]

Leonardo conceptualized flying machines that he never made real.. in fact, the designs weren't air-worthy

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

@@rickpontificates3406 yes ...pure genius Leonardo ...Renaissance man for sure 🇮🇹

[@johnwelsh2769]

@@MapleSyrupPoet They studied Otto Lilienthal and his mathematics and physics. They found some of it to be incorrect.