The Wright Company : From Invention to Industry.
Edward J. Roach
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (175 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One " We Will Devote . . . Our Time to Experimental Work": Creating the Wright Company -- Two Bringing an Aeroplane Factory to Dayton -- Three "A Substantial, Commodious, Thoroughly Modern Factory": The Wright Company Enters the Market -- Four "Our Machines Are Sold on Their Merits": Patents, Profits, and Controversy -- Five World Records for Wright Aviators: The Exhibition Department -- Six To Change or Not to Change: Creating New Airplanes and New Pilots -- Seven Turning Buyer Attention the Company Way: Advertising -- Eight Managing the Wrights' Company -- Nine "It Is Something I Have Wanted to Do for Many Months": Exit Orville -- Epilogue: The Wright Company's Legacy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.. - A fascinating window into Wilbur and Orville Wright's legendary Wright Company, its place in Dayton, its management struggles, and its effects on early U.S. aviation.
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| ISBN | 9780821444740
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