Wright Brothers
In 1903, two bicycle mechanics from Ohio beat the world’s best engineers to the sky.
Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew the first successful powered airplane, proving controlled flight was possible after centuries of failed attempts.
They had no government labs, no major funding, and no engineering degrees—just relentless experimentation and a homemade wind tunnel.
But in a league filled with world-changing innovations, one question remains:
Was conquering the sky the greatest invention of them all…
or just the first step toward something bigger?
Wright Brothers's Rankings
Inventors
Rank: #8 (see rankings)
Win Rate: 44.5%
Streak: ❄️ 1-match losing streak
Best matchups (highest win rate)
- Wright Brothers vs Tim Berners-Lee - Wins 85.7% of battles
- Wright Brothers vs Elon Musk - Wins 83.3% of battles
- Wright Brothers vs Steve Jobs - Wins 70.6% of battles
Worst matchups (lowest win rate)
- Wright Brothers vs Leonardo da Vinci - Loses 81.8% of battles
- Wright Brothers vs Nikola Tesla - Loses 80.0% of battles
- Wright Brothers vs Thomas Edison - Loses 78.3% of battles