Showing posts with label Brothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brothers. Show all posts
01 June 2013
Talking motion pictures
The invention:
The first practical system for linking sound with
moving pictures.
The people behind the invention:
Harry Warner (1881-1958), the brother who used sound to
fashion a major filmmaking company
Albert Warner (1884-1967), the brother who persuaded theater
owners to show Warner films
Samuel Warner (1887-1927), the brother who adapted soundrecording
technology to filmmaking
Jack Warner (1892-1978), the brother who supervised the
making of Warner films
15 November 2008
Airplane
The invention:
The first heavier-than-air craft to fly, the airplane
revolutionized transportation and symbolized the technological
advances of the twentieth century.
The people behind the invention:
Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), an American inventor
Orville Wright (1871-1948), an American inventor
Octave Chanute (1832-1910), a French-born American civil
engineer
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