1) The Wright Brothers
- That the brothers successfully owned and operated a printing company and then a bicycle shop before they started pursuing aviation.
- I loved that just pure curiosity and thirst for knowledge is what drove the brothers. They weren't driven by money or power which is most cases nowadays.
- There wasn't really anything I didn't admire about the brothers.
- The Wright brothers encountered failure many times in their quest to create the first airplane but they never gave up. They learned what not to do from every failure and just tried to make the next model even better. They also faced failures when they tried to get the US government and media to share their invention. They had to travel all the way to France to get anyone to pay attention to them.
2) Both Wilbur and Orville were extremely intelligent but each in their own ways. The book describes Wilbur the analytical minded brother while Orville knew everything there was to know about mechanics. Like I said above, they both were incredibly internally motivated by their own curiosity.
3) I was a bit confused when they would talk specifically about the science behind their inventions but that was all.
4) First, I would ask what it was like to do something incredible alongside your own brother because inventing something is something so rewarding, and doing it with your brother must make it even better. Second, I would ask if they ever thought a person could make it to outer space because they thought of aviation like no one else did so I wonder if they would go as far as believing something could fly all the way to another planet.
5) I think they thought of hard work as just never giving up on something no matter how hard the journey becomes. I think they lived by this which is why their countless failures didn't stop them from making history. I do agree with this definition of handwork because if you never give up on things, you can do anything in life.
Hi Leah,
ReplyDeleteI was so close to choosing this book as my third reading reflection! I had read the first few chapters a few years ago and remember it being really interesting. I also liked the motivation the brothers had to do better and the hungry they had for knowledge. They truly are an inspiring pair and their creations have created more innovation.
Hello Leah,
ReplyDeleteI wrote my reflection on the same book! It was a very good read. We both even had very similar responses to the questions. I really liked your second question to ask in part 4!
Hey Leah,
ReplyDeleteI loved reading your commentary on the Wrights Brothers. For me, its a name that I have always heard of but never took the time to learn about. They both seem like admirable men, their mission was certainly inspiring and their resilience unmatched. I feel like our readings correlated because they were both industry innovators. I read about Elon Musk, and he is breaking boundaries just as the Wright Brothers did in their time.