This is a talking head introduction to the Wright Brothers and their quest to invent the first airplane. Inspired by the gripping, fascinating and detailed book -

Tobin, James. To conquer the air: the Wright Brothers and the great race for flight Publisher:  Free Press : Distributed by Simon & Schuster,  2003.

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To download this video with captions included, in Ogg Theora (open codecs) format, click on this link. http://tinyurl.com/yd8epfv

The file size is about 63 megabytes. I enlarged the captions to make them easier to read for students of English as a Second Language -- and for persons with visual impairment.