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The Wright Brothers ~ In Flight includes 1908-1909 flights in the United States, France and Italy – as well as the first motion pictures taken from an airplane. Motion pictures helped convince early skeptics that human flight was real. © 2009 Martel Art >Credits
Charles Otterbein AdamsCharlie Adams has lived Dayton history for nearly a century. One of the “Flood Twins” who survived the 1913 flood, Charlie experienced electric cars, Orville Wright’s last airplane, and a lesson learned from Kettering. >More
Chuck BuchananChuck Buchanan’s 122 patents in the automotive industry helped make the driving experience safer and more convenient. >More
Edward A. DeedsElectrical Engineer and Co-founder of Delco, Frigidaire, the Miami Conservancy District, McCook Field, and many other organizations including the Engineers Club of Dayton. >More
Maude Elsa GardnerAdmitted where Amelia Earhart was rejected, Maude Elsa Gardner became the first woman accepted into aeronautical engineering organizations. >More
John L. Janning“You NEVER want to fall in love with the first idea you come up with.” A self–educated high school dropout, inventor John Janning epitomizes creativity and learning through experience. >More
Charles F. KetteringInventor of the electric automobile starter, head of research for General Motors, co-founder of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and co-founder, with Edward Deeds, of the Engineers Club of Dayton. >More
Rich and Mary Ann JohnsonFilling far-off hearts and minds through distance learning and launching an economic future on aviation history. >More
Neal V. Loving“I guess I have a history of people telling me what I can’t do. So far they’re all wrong.” Aviation pioneer Neal V. Loving overcame adversity, racism, and disability. >More
Dayton Innovation Legacy reveals the stories and strategies of Dayton Innovators through multimedia. This website helps educate students, uncover local history, build local pride and inspire today’s innovators. Learn how you can help build this living history resource.
What were some of the game-changing ideas that still make Dayton Dayton? ...A belief that progress is possible, and, therefore, that change is welcome.
—Fred Bartenstein, ‘Real NCR’ can’t be moved, Dayton Daily News, June 4, 2009 >>Read the article.
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Our Ohio: Charles Kettering >>Video
Our Ohio: Inventive Ohio >>Video
Edward Deeds, Charles Kettering, and Orville Wright, Edward Deeds and “Boss Kett” chat in the Engineers Club, with a brief cameo by the reclusive Wright brother in this 1935 film clip. Courtesy of the NCR archive at Dayton History. >> More
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Engineers Club of Dayton Foundation
Engineering and Science Hall of Fame
Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer’s Journey Through History
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
National Aviation Hall of Fame
National Aviation Heritage Area
“Isn’t it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so that we could discover them!”
—Orville Wright
Arthur MorganView dramatic film footage from the 1913 Dayton flood and Arthur Morgan’s innovative response. >More
Zoe Dell Lantis NutterZoe Dell Lantis Nutter has helped make air travel more practical and safe for over 70 years, as a pilot, promoter, and philanthropist. >More
John H. PattersonFounder of National Cash Register - NCR. Pioneer of the modern sales force, progressive employee policies, rescue and relief efforts during the Dayton Flood. >More
The Siebenthaler Family
Cultivating success across six generations, the Siebenthaler family has impacted Dayton through innovation and adaptation.
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Hardy TrolanderListen to Hardy’s thoughts on the value of “pigheadedness” and how his love of tinkering led to world-changing inventions. >More
The Wright BrothersOrville Wright helped invent powered flight, then lived to see the supersonic age. After his brother Wilbur’s untimely death, Orville made his own significant contributions to aviation. >More
Ropewalk: A Cordage Engineer’s Journey Through HIstoryBill Hagenbuch tells the story of Xenia’s historic role in the ropemaking industry and the effects of industrialization and globalization. “A surprisingly fascinating local history lesson and a valentine to an unsung industry.” >More