Monthly Archives: June 2017

Flying Boats, Part III: “Glenn Curtiss”

Posted on June 30, 2017 by scastudent

By Kyle Thede, former SC&A intern and recent graduate of the Wright State University Public History program. Iconic as they remain – and rightfully so – the Wrights were far from the only experimenters in the fledgling field of turn-of-the-century … Continue reading →

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Flying Boats, Part II: “The Wright Brothers”

Posted on June 22, 2017 by scastudent

By Kyle Thede, former SC&A intern and recent graduate of the Wright State University Public History program By 1911, the Wilbur and Orville Wright had managed to prove that manned, powered flight was possible, practical, and profitable. They had secured … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Wright State’s 50th: WSU’s Founding Faculty

Posted on June 20, 2017 by chris

In 1964, a small group of young faculty, some from Ohio State and some from Miami University, were recruited to come help establish a new branch campus for their respective schools. Known simply at the time as the “Dayton Campus … Continue reading →

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