
OpinionMarch 14, 2020
Why Did the Wright Brothers Succeed When Others Failed?
They weren't trained as engineers—but they were raised to have an insatiable intellectual curiosity
Shilo Brooks is faculty director of the Engineering Leadership Program at the University of Colorado, and visiting fellow in the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.

Why Did the Wright Brothers Succeed When Others Failed?
They weren't trained as engineers—but they were raised to have an insatiable intellectual curiosity