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How the Wright Brothers’ invention took off

Most people are aware that Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane, but few know how they accomplished this. In The Wright Brothers, U.S. historian and Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough digs into the background of the two and their efforts to …
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Utah inventions: Brothers with over 100 patents

Editor’s Note: This article is part of the Utah Inventions series, which features a different inventor or invention with Utah ties each Wednesday. Today’s story about the Hinton brothers is written by their sister, Anne Hinton Pratt. Tips for future …
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‘The Wright Brothers:’ A soaring saga of the power of invention

As a writer who made his name with the biographies of two remarkable presidents, David McCullough seems to have flown far afield (pardon the pun) with his latest book, “The Wright Brothers.” The link between these projects, however, is McCullough’s …
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‘Invention Brothers’ use sibling bond to their advantage as business partners

For 25 years, brothers Scott and Kurt Comstock have combined their minds to churn out toys for children and home products for grown-ups. They come from a family of nine kids and say that having a sibling in between them has made the collaborative process …
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