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toc =__Biography:__=

In the eighteen seventy-eighty centuries, one ordinary family got two special kids. The older one, Wilbur, was the third son at the family. He was born in April 16, 1867, at Millville, Indiana. His younger brother, the forth at the family, was Orville. Orville was born in August 19, 1871, at Dayton, Ohio. Through the years the brothers worked at all kind of jobs like printers and editors of a news paper, bicycle manufacturers, air plane inventors, and pilot trainers. Wilbur died at the age of 45 on May 30, 1912. Orville died at age of 76 on January 30, 1948. Both brothers died at Dayton, Ohio.

Wilbur was born at Millville, Indiana, but when he was 3 his family moved to Dayton, Ohio. As a child he was quiet but confidence at himself. He excelled in school, and had a great memory. He was his father favorite child. Orville was born at Dayton, Ohio. He was more impulsive then Wilbur. He had a lot of interests and a boundless curiosity. When Wilbur was at his senior year at high school his family suddenly needed to go to Ohio, after moving back to Indiana at 1881. When Orville was at his senior year at high school he dropped out to start a printing business. Both of the brothers don't have a diploma. At 1885 Wilbur injured while ice hockey game. He got from that injury a heart and digestive problems and became depressed. Wilbur's mother suffered tuberculosis and after his injury he volunteered to nurse his mother, and took care of her until her death at 1889. After publishing a weekly news paper, and building a bike, the brothers got interested at air crafts. The brothers kept read at the newspaper about people that tried to fly and didn't succeed, so they tried to think about how to build a control system that will work. The brothers had an idea of how to make the air craft that came from few places – 1. When the brothers were young their father brought them a helicopter toy which they liked so much that they played with it all the time and disassembled it to see how it works. 2. Both brothers were brilliant, and one of Orville's interests was technology so he studied it a lot. 3. The brothers' mother was very good at mechanics and taught the brothers a lot. The brothers started to think about the control system from 1896. They got an idea at 1898, and at 1899 they checked if a kite that they built with their special control system is flying. After succeeding with the kite they designed their first glider. It took them a year to build it and at 1900 it was ready. When they tried to fly on it they noticed that they don't have enough lift. The second glider didn't had enough lift neither, so they tried to think about a way of making a lift. On the third glider the brothers built a wind tunnel hoping it will help the glider to get a lift. It was a success. After succeeding with the glider they tried to build another kind of air craft. The brothers built by they own (with the help of the mechanic Charlie Taylor) a special engine that was light enough but also powerful enough to activate the flyer propellers (which were also the brothers invention), and those make the wind, and the lift. The new flying machine was called flyer. From the 3 flyers the bothers built, the first one operated the best. The brothers finished building their last flyer at 1905 and started showing the world their invention. Wilbur died at the age of 45 from typhoid. Orville died at the age of 76.

For conclusion - try to imagine how life would have look like without the Wright Brothers. They were two people who dedicated years from there lives to solve the mystery can man fly? Can a human being control the wind to do his will? Two people gave there soul for humanity. Two people helped humanity. Two people made every day flights common practice. Two people allowed everyone to get a better perspective and enjoy the wonders of earth. These two people redefined the law of gravity. These two brothers taught all the people on earth, what is the full definition of follow your dream, and to never give up – no matter how many times you fall. They aren't just ordinary brothers – they are the ones who invented the airplane.

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 * Full Name:** Wilbur and Orville Wright.
 * Parents Names:** Milton and Susan Wright.
 * When & Where Born:** Wilbur- April 16, 1867 Millville, Indiana; Orville- Aug. 19, 1871 Dayton, Ohio.
 * When & Where Died:** Wilbur- May 30, 1912 Dayton, Ohio; Orville- Jan. 30, 1948 Dayton, Ohio.
 * Profession:** News paper printer, news paper editor, bicycle retailer, bicycle manufacturer, airplane inventor, airplane manufacturer, pilot trainer.
 * Key Words:** Inventors, airplane, flyer, glider, brothers, flights, flying.
 * What they are famous for:** Inventing the airplane.

__Questionnaire about the Wright Brothers:__
As a child Wilbur was quiet but confidence at himself. He excelled in school and had a great memory. Wilbur was born at Millville, Indiana, and was the third brother at the family and was his fathers' favorite child. At the age of 2 his family moved to Dayton, Ohio, for his fathers' work. At 1885 Wilbur injured while ice hockey. He got from that injury a heart and digestive problems and became depressed. Wilbur's mother suffered tuberculosis and after his injury he volunteered to nurse his mother, and took care of her until her death at 1889. Wilbur died at the age of 45 from typhoid. Both brothers worked together at publishing a news paper, building a bicycle and inventing the airplane.
 * 1.** **How was Wilbur's life?**

Orville was more impulsive then Wilbur. He had a lot of interests and a boundless curiosity. Orville was born at Dayton, Ohio, and was the forth at the family. When Orville was young he took a mandolin lessons. Orville died at the age of 76. Both brothers worked together at publishing a news paper, building a bicycle and inventing the airplane.
 * 2. How was Orville's life?**

Wilbur doesn't have a diploma because at his last year at Richmond High School in Indiana his family ones again had to suddenly move back to Ohio. Orville doesn't have a diploma because he dropped out of high school to start a printing business.
 * 3. Why don't they have a diploma?**

When the brothers were young there father bought them a helicopter toy. The brothers liked it so much, that they disassembled it to see how it works, and played with it all the time till it broke. Also they always read in the news papers items about people who tried to build an air craft and didn't succeeded, and tried to think about how to build a control system that will succeed. At some point the subject interested them so much that they read everything they could find about aviation and aeronautics.
 * 4. How did they come up with the idea of making a fly machine?**

Both Orville and Wilbur were brilliant kids. While Wilbur was interested in books and sport, Orville showed interest in sciences and technology and studied that a lot. Also the brothers' mother had a lot of knowledge of mechanics – she built by her own her sons' toys, and taught them a lot.
 * 5. From where did they get your knowledge of technology and mechanics?**

The glider is working by 2 systems: 1.A wind tunnel that help the glider to get a lift. 2.A system that twisted the winds and make them turn left and right (the brothers checked the second system idea on a kite before they built the glider).
 * 6. How does the glider flies?**

The brothers built by they own (with the help of the mechanic Charlie Taylor) a special engine that was light enough but also powerful enough to activate the flyer propellers (which were also the brothers invention), and those make the wind, and the lift.
 * 7. How does the flyer flies?**

It took the brothers 4 years from the moment the brothers thought about making a flying machine until they finished the first glider. 2 years until they come up with the way of controlling the flying machine, 1 year to design and build the kite, and another year to build the glider.
 * 8. How many years did it take them to build the first glider?**

Throw the year the brothers belt 7 flying machines. 1 kite, 3 gliders and 3 flyers. Only two of those machines succeeded in flying for more then few seconds – the 1902 glider, and the 1903 flyer.
 * 9. How many flying machines did they build before they succeeded flying?**

The brothers built their kite to cheek if their idea of "how to make a machine that flies" is working. After they saw it worked they tried to build a few gliders until it managed flying, and then they built the flyer to check a different type of a flying machine that will work better.
 * 10. Why did they continued building flyers after succeeding flying?**

**__Speech:__**
Try to imagine how life would have look like without the Wright Brothers. They were two people who dedicated years from there lives to solve the mystery can man fly? Can a human being control the wind to do his will? Two people gave there soul for humanity. Two people helped humanity. Every day flights are common practice thanks to these two brothers. They allowed everyone to get a better perspective and enjoy the wonders of earth. These two people redefined the law of gravity. These two brothers taught all the people on earth, what is the full definition of follow your dream, and to never give up – no matter how many times you fall. They aren't just ordinary brothers – they are the ones who invented the airplane. = =

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__Rationale:__
= = = = The reason I chose to write my project about the Wright Brothers is that the class decided that everybody will write about "**//Movers & Shakers of the 20th Century//**". I tried to think about person or persons that are both interesting and known, but at the same time not the persons that all the other girls (also from early years) wrote about. After a lot of thinking the Wright Brothers came up in my mind, and I thought that those brothers will be an interesting subject to write about.

__Reflection:__
I learned about how the Wright brothers got to invent the airplane, and from where did they get the knowledge of making it.
 * What have I learned about the topic?**

I learned how to write a project in a more organized way that helps building it correctly without skipping anything you are supposed to do.
 * What have I learned from this project?**

I find it harder to write about two people (two brothers) then to write about one person (like most of the girls had).
 * What were the difficulties?**

If I would have used my time better I could have managed more stuff, and do the whole work better.
 * What could I improve?**

=__Bibliography:__=

__English Websites:__

 * "Celebrate the Centennial of Flight". __Resources for SIENCE LEARNING__. 2007. UNISYS.May 30, 2007. http://www.fi.edu/wright/


 * "The Wright Brothers". __Smithsonian National Air and__ __Space__ __Museum__. 2006. Smithsonian. May 30, 2007. http://www.nasm.si.edu/Wrightbrothers/who/1859/wilburOrville.cfm


 * "The Wright story". __AEROPLANE Co__. August 28, 2006. May 30, 2007. http://www.first-to-fly.com/History/Wright%20Story/wright%20story.htm


 * "The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers". __American Memory__. December 3, 2003. The Libarary of congress. May 30, 2007. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/wrighthome.html


 * "Wright brothers". //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. May 29, 2007 08:26 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. May 30, 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers

__Hebrew Website:__

 * "האחים רייט ". ויקיפדיה, האנציקלופדיה החופשית . May 20, 2007 04:27 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. May 30, 2007. http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%98