The book I read for my final reflection was The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. I read this book because although I'm not fascinated with planes, the names seemed very familiar. The Wright's Brothers were very inexperienced with planes, however they were dedicated to the process. This surprised me, because most often we associate great inventions with people who are masterminds of their craft, but these two brothers had a great idea and they went after it. I most admire about them, there will power to try even when people doubted their ability. This still applies today, but many people do not take that negativity and persevere through. These two gentlemen, learned, failed forward, and conquered.
I accredit the Wright Brothers with the ability to fail foward. This trait is very admirable, because from their failures came great success.
I was surprised to find out the United States ignored this great invention. The U.S., seems so tech savvy, that I would've expected a push for more research, improvements, and the desire to even have the blueprint for this invention. However, the French were the first to notice.
I would ask, what made them go from owning a bicycle shop to one day inventing a plane? I would also ask, what gave them the strength to persevere through all of the negative critiques of their work and how did it shape their mindset moving forward?
As stated above, their hardwork is admirable. I associated the name with the invention, but I never truly knew the success story.
Hey Mya,
ReplyDeleteOverall your assessment of the book was very interesting. I like how you began with the statement of not being very interested in aviation. It is very inspiring to read stories such as The Wright Brothers and see what they had to overcome to reach their goals. Your questions you would ask them would be very fascinating to see what their answers would be, also.