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Book · 2015 · Aeronautics

The Wright Brothers

by David McCullough · Recommended by 4 people on 4 podcasts

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- Yeah. I really like the Wright brothers. They're cool. Have you ever done an episode on them? - Yeah, episode 228. - You remember that? Wow. - Yeah. - The book by David McCullough. - Yeah. I think that's the one I read. - It's an incredible biography.
David Senra · David Senra · Mar 2026 Listen at 53:31

The best things said about it

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Discussed
Yeah him the wright brothers i got that dude oh i read that one recently amazing that was awesome.
Noah Kagan My First Million · Dec 2021
Discussed
On the top of the non-fiction L someone who's a little bit more accustomed to being number one yeah uh David Mulla remains at number one this week with um the Wright brothers his biography.
Greg Cowles The Book Review · May 2015

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Why people recommend it

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough is a detailed historical biography chronicling the lives and relentless inventive efforts of Wilbur and Orville Wright as they successfully design and build the world's first motor-operated airplane. The book is frequently praised on podcasts for its inspiring depiction of American ingenuity. On The Tim Ferriss Show, Ed Zschau recommended David McCullough's work as a fabulous read alongside other notable historical biographies. David Senra discussed the book on his podcast with Brian Armstrong, highlighting it as an incredible biography that details the innovative processes of the famous aviation pioneers. On The Book Review, Greg Cowles covered the title's prominent position at the top of the non-fiction bestseller lists, noting the widespread acclaim for the veteran historian's tenth book. Additionally, Noah Kagan shared on My First Million that he recently read the biography and found the historical account of the brothers' achievements to be genuinely amazing.

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Ed Zschau or Walder isaacson's book on Einstein or David mulla's on the wri brothers yes a fabulous book 1
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“or Walder isaacson's book on Einstein or David mulla's on the wri brothers yes a fabulous book”
Greg Cowles on the top of the non-fiction L someone who's a little bit more accustomed to being number one yeah uh Davi… 2
Discussed
“on the top of the non-fiction L someone who's a little bit more accustomed to being number one yeah uh David Mulla remains at number one this week with um the Wright brothers his biography”
Discussed
“finally at number one the historian David mccullock who's 81 years old now has his 10th book it is the right Brothers”
David Senra - Yeah. I really like the Wright brothers. They're cool. Have you ever done an episode on them? - Yeah, epi… 1
Discussed
“- Yeah. I really like the Wright brothers. They're cool. Have you ever done an episode on them? - Yeah, episode 228. - You remember that? Wow. - Yeah. - The book by David McCullough. - Yeah. I think that's the one I read. - It's an incredible biography.”
Noah Kagan yeah him the wright brothers i got that dude oh i read that one recently amazing that was awesome 1
Discussed
“yeah him the wright brothers i got that dude oh i read that one recently amazing that was awesome”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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“I got nominated twice for Brooklyn Bridge, which was one hour and for Statue of Liberty, which was one hour, and we didn't win, which was fine.”
Passing
“David McCulla the rght brothers was at number one last week it remains at number one this week uh in its sixth week on the list”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Noah Kagan, Brandon Wells / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).