Most of us are familiar with life-changing Ohio inventions like Thomas Edison's light bulb and the Wright Brothers' airplane.

The Wright brothers’ iconic lift off from Kitty Hawk is immortalized on Ohio license plates, in museums, in photos and in documentaries. It’s become a symbol of innovation and Ohio pride. That first ...

thought to be impossible: controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. It only lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet but that short trip, changed the world. Their story is told in the new book "The ...

Petrópolis, Brazil — Who invented the airplane? Questions don’t get much simpler. But in Brazil and the United States, the answer you’ll get isn’t likely to be the same. In 1903, U.S. schoolchildren ...

Enter the Wrights -- Prophets with some honor -- Teachers and first lessons -- Hitting a wall -- "We now hold all the records!" -- Ambiguous success -- Return to Dayton -- Into the world -- Noon into ...

Ohio moved one step closer to making the Wright brothers' Wright Flyer III the official state airplane Wednesday following a unanimous Senate vote. Senate Bill 24, backed by local lawmaker Sen. Steve ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Wright State University celebrated its namesakes and showcased research during Wright Brothers Day on Thursday. The event was held on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at ...

Crouch and Jakab detail the lives and achievements of Orville and Wilbur Wright, on the occasion of the centennial of the first manned flight by the Wright Brothers on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, ...