The breakthrough propeller, its blades shaped by hatchet and drawknife from two-ply spruce, was sheathed in linen and sealed with aluminum powder mixed into a heavy varnish. Eric Long We believe in ...

In the history books, they're always "the Wright Brothers" and "Orville and Wilbur Wright" -- never apart as they hammer together a flying machine and successfully test it above the windy dunes of ...

Welcome back, readers! It’s time for another installment of I Never Knew That, our video series highlighting the famous—and infamous—figures profiled on Biography.com. For this episode, editor Tyler ...