Bibliography
Primary Sources
Bradshaw, Gary. http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu/i/Wrights/WrightUSPatent/WrightPatent.html. Web. 1/29/2010.
I just about died when I found this while searching the internet for information about the Wright brothers. This copy of the original patent was a gold mine to me and I was so excited to look at the original designs they had drawn and in the information in the patent.
Moolmann, Valerie and the editors of Time-Life Books. The Road to Kitty Hawk. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1988.
The Road to Kitty Hawk had the most information of any of the books I read. I loved all the photgraphs in this book and used several of them in the website. This book also contained the Western Union Telegram the brothers sent home to their father about their flight, and both of the journal entries from Orville Wright about his experience flying the gliders. I loved seeing and reading these firsthand accounts, they were incredible!
NP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT2dQB_OgFE. Wright Brothers Have Lift Off. Web. 2/4/2010.
I used the YouTube website because it had a good video of the Wright Flyer in Action.
Secondary Sources
Bailey, Gerry, and Karen Foster. The Wright Brothers’ glider. New York, New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2008.
I found this book very interesting because it talked a lot about what the Wright brothers did before they started building gliders that taught them to be mechanical engineers. I also found out about the 1904 glider flying in a full circle from this book.
Stein, R. Conrad. The Story of The Fight at Kitty Hawk. Chicago:Regensteiner Publishing Enterprises, Inc., 1981.
This book was more of a story type book, but it helped me to get to know the Wright brothers and how they felt about the things they were learning. I also was able to find out how much they spent building their gliders compared to what their rivals were spending, as well as how much they wanted to sell the working version for.
Taylor, Michael J. H.. Great Moments in Aviation. USA: Mallard Press, 1989.
I loved reading this book because it had a whole history of the beginnings of aviation. It didn’t have as much information on the Wright Brothers or their gliders, but it had the incredible story of Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley, and how his attempt scared the brothers enough to make them put the first engine on one of their gliders.
Three Spot Media. http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/ National Air and Space Museum. Smithsonian Institute. web. 1/31/2010-2/4/2010.
I used this website to figure out what was so important about the different gliders. It became by basic go to source for the different gliders. I also liked how it was laid out and the information that it gave.
Old, Wendie. To Fly—The Story of the Wright Brothers. New York: Clarion Books, 2002.
From this book I learned that Orville had learned much about how wings should be shaped from spending a long time becoming one of the best kite makers in Dayton. I also was able to find out that they spent a long time learning how to control things like pitch, yaw and roll while flying. I didn’t realize those would be hard to control until I read this.
Bradshaw, Gary. http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu/i/Wrights/WrightUSPatent/WrightPatent.html. Web. 1/29/2010.
I just about died when I found this while searching the internet for information about the Wright brothers. This copy of the original patent was a gold mine to me and I was so excited to look at the original designs they had drawn and in the information in the patent.
Moolmann, Valerie and the editors of Time-Life Books. The Road to Kitty Hawk. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1988.
The Road to Kitty Hawk had the most information of any of the books I read. I loved all the photgraphs in this book and used several of them in the website. This book also contained the Western Union Telegram the brothers sent home to their father about their flight, and both of the journal entries from Orville Wright about his experience flying the gliders. I loved seeing and reading these firsthand accounts, they were incredible!
NP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT2dQB_OgFE. Wright Brothers Have Lift Off. Web. 2/4/2010.
I used the YouTube website because it had a good video of the Wright Flyer in Action.
Secondary Sources
Bailey, Gerry, and Karen Foster. The Wright Brothers’ glider. New York, New York: Crabtree Publishing Company, 2008.
I found this book very interesting because it talked a lot about what the Wright brothers did before they started building gliders that taught them to be mechanical engineers. I also found out about the 1904 glider flying in a full circle from this book.
Stein, R. Conrad. The Story of The Fight at Kitty Hawk. Chicago:Regensteiner Publishing Enterprises, Inc., 1981.
This book was more of a story type book, but it helped me to get to know the Wright brothers and how they felt about the things they were learning. I also was able to find out how much they spent building their gliders compared to what their rivals were spending, as well as how much they wanted to sell the working version for.
Taylor, Michael J. H.. Great Moments in Aviation. USA: Mallard Press, 1989.
I loved reading this book because it had a whole history of the beginnings of aviation. It didn’t have as much information on the Wright Brothers or their gliders, but it had the incredible story of Professor Samuel Pierpont Langley, and how his attempt scared the brothers enough to make them put the first engine on one of their gliders.
Three Spot Media. http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/ National Air and Space Museum. Smithsonian Institute. web. 1/31/2010-2/4/2010.
I used this website to figure out what was so important about the different gliders. It became by basic go to source for the different gliders. I also liked how it was laid out and the information that it gave.
Old, Wendie. To Fly—The Story of the Wright Brothers. New York: Clarion Books, 2002.
From this book I learned that Orville had learned much about how wings should be shaped from spending a long time becoming one of the best kite makers in Dayton. I also was able to find out that they spent a long time learning how to control things like pitch, yaw and roll while flying. I didn’t realize those would be hard to control until I read this.
