“They seemed like well-meaning decent enough young men yet there they were neglecting their business wasting their time day after day on that ridiculous flying machine”ĭespite undertaking potentially a groundbreaking development, the Wright Brothers were continuously derided for pursuing what many felt was a lost cause. Daniels said later “we couldn’t help thinking they were just a pair of poor nuts who would stand on the beach for hours at a time watching the gulls flying, soaring, dipping” This demonstrates that, despite the fact that the Wright Brothers were not born into a family of great wealth, the reference to curiosity is a nod to living intentionally. The greatest thing in our favour was growing up in a family where there was always much encouragement towards intellectual curiosity”. Wilbur Wright: “We had no special advantages. We discuss a variety of Taimur’s highlights, below are some of the ones that sparked more conversation during our discussion: It contains timeless themes relevant to any and all forms of human endeavour, so in addition to being an amazing story about a turning point for the human race, there’s a lot we can learn from it. It’s a biography of Wilbur and Orville Wright, best known for inventing the airplane. In this episode, we talk about “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough.
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