history of air travel ; The Wright brothers

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful ariplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903.