Let’s step back in time... It’s the late 19th century, and the world is buzzing with new tech. Bicycles are the hot new thing, electricity is lighting up cities, and people are starting to dream big—like, flying big. Enter Wilbur and Orville Wright, born in 1867 and 1871, respectively, to a preacher dad, Milton, and a mechanically savvy mom, Susan. These brothers grew up in Dayton, Ohio, in a house full of books and curiosity. Neither went to college, but they were tinkerers from the start. As kids, they built kites, fixed toys, and even made a wood lathe together. Their dad once brought home a toy helicopter, and that little rubber-band-powered trinket sparked something in them