Wright Brothers

The Wright brothers family member who came to class made an interesting point during her speech. In fact, she pointed out that the Wright Brothers were not all about business (making profit), like most people think. I found this statement interesting, as it contradicts the image of the Wright Brothers portrayed at both the Carillon Historical Park Community History (CHPCH) and the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park(DAHNHP). At the CHPCH, the Wright Brothers were presented as successful entrepreneurs of the early 20th Century, they were elevated to the same level as Henry Ford or James Ritty. At the DAHNHP, the short film also illustrates their entrepreneurship nature. The narrative in the film says that once their invention proved to be a success, the Wright Brothers stopped testing it fearing that someone in the area might see their innovation and still their idea. The Wright Brothers wanted to patent their invention and make a lot of money of it.