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 ...

The invention of the airplane dramatically reshaped the world, shrinking distances and connecting continents in ways once unimaginable. From humble wooden gliders to supersonic jets, the history of ...

Charles F. Page was granted a patent for an airship one month before the Wright brothers received a patent for their flying machine; however, the Wrights filed for their patent before Page. Page also ...

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 ...

Before they built airplanes, the Wright brothers built bicycles. This episode of STEM in 30 was broadcast live from inside the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan ...