Yes, I was indeed thinking of the superhero Bicycle Repair Man when I wrote that.
However I'm not so keen on deifying the Wright brothers when they were just two in a long line of people in many countries who gradually developed powered flight. They did make a significant improvement, of course, but there were plenty of others who helped pave the way to modern aeroplanes (including one somewhat dubious claim from New Zealand) Of course this deification is probably an over-reaction to the scepticism the Wrights faced from Europe (especially France). But it wasn't as simple as it's been portrayed, either. Just another complex piece of history Whiggishly rewritten in an attempt to make it fit with the almost completely imaginary American Dream. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
