The Wright Brothers and the First Airplane
00:00 - 04:17
4m 17s
Matt Anderson unfolds the origins of the first airplane and how this invention shaped the future generations of airplanes and their appreciation for science. The Wright Brothers became not just icons but inventors whose contributions have led to major changes in the world today.

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