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		rb808 on Sept 6, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When you change the world and no one notices Richard Pearse was the first person to fly a plane, was before the Wright Brothers. Which is a good related issue to the original point. Publicity, branding and PR is more important than being a good inventor.

JoeAltmaier on Sept 6, 2016 [–]

Which is why the Wright Brothers are credited with 'controlled flight' which Pearse never achieved.

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