Obstacles Of Wilbur's Life

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The Wrights were able to overcome several obstacles in their early ages and eventually defied the law of gravity. Wilbur was bright and studious and excelled in school, planning to attend Yale after graduation. However, an accident during an ice hockey game changed the Wilbur’s life and resulted in him not receiving his high school diploma, cancelling plans for college, and retreating to his family’s home. As a result, Wilbur and Orville sought their way of living by opening a bicycle shop, fixing bikes and selling their own design. Constantly working on mechanical projects and keeping up with scientific discoveries, the Wright brothers closely followed the research of other physicists. In 1896 the brothers decided to start their own experiments

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