Pamphlet, "Some Aeronautical Experiments," Wilbur Wright, 1901
THF229967 / Pamphlet, "Some Aeronautical Experiments," Wilbur Wright, 1901 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
In 1901, aviation pioneer and Wright brothers mentor Octave Chanute invited Wilbur Wright to address the Western Society of Engineers in Chicago, Illinois. Wilbur described the brothers' glider experiments near Kitty Hawk in 1900 and 1901. The speech questioned accepted data on wing design, and it established the Wrights' aeronautical work as some of the most advanced in the field.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
December 1901
Subject Date
18 September 1901
Creator Notes
Presentation by Wilbur Wright in September 1901, published by the Western Society of Engineers in December 1901.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.560.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ernest L. Jones.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9 in
Width: 6 in
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