Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright - NASA's History Office

Presentation of the Langley Medal to the Wright
Brothers. Historical Address at the Smithsonian
Institution, Feb. 10, 1910, by Alexander Graham Bell.
Science, Mar. 4, 1910, vol. 31, pp. 334—337.
Account of presentation ceremonies, February 10,
1910, at the Smithsonian Institution.
Langley Medal Presented to Wright Bros. Flight, Mar. 5,
1910, vol. 2, p. 160, +illus.
Presentation of Langley Medal to Messrs. Wilbur and
Orville Wright. In Annual Report of the Smithsonian
Institution, 1910, Washington, D.C.: Government
Printing Office, 1911, pp. 104—110, +illus.
Includes addresses by Alexander Graham Bell,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, and remarks by Wilbur
Wright at presentation ceremonies.
Collier Trophy
(Aero Club of America)
Stabilizer Qualifies Wright for Trophy. Aero and Hydro,
Jan. 10, 1914, vol. 7, p. 179.
The Collier Trophy of the Aero Club of America for 1913
Awarded to Mr. Orville Wright for the Development and
Demonstration of the Wright Stabilizer. Flying, Feb. 1914,
vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 6—7, +illus.
Account of demonstrations by Orville Wright
before a special committee of the Aero Club at Simms
Station, December 31, 1913, which led to the award.
Elliott Cresson Medal
(Franklin Institute)
Award of the Elliott Cresson Medal to Distinguished
Scientists and Technologists. Journal of the Franklin
Institute, July 1914, vol. 178, pp. 105—115.
Includes award to Orville Wright of medal, May 20,
in recognition of the epoch-making work accomplished
by him, at first together with his brother
Wilbur and latterly alone, in establishing on a practical
basis the science and art of aviation.
Albert Medal
(Royal Society of Arts)
Albert Medal. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, June
29, 1917, vol. 65, p. 564.
Medals and Honors
120 Wilbur & Orville Wright
Announces award of distinguished British medal to
Orville Wright in recognition of the value of the contributions
of Wilbur and Orville Wright to the solution
of mechanical flight.
Lord Northcliffe Presents Albert Medal to Orville
Wright. Aerial Age Weekly, Nov. 12, 1917, vol. 6, p. 372.
Account of presentation ceremonies held in
Memorial Hall, Dayton, October 27, 1917
Presentation of the Society s Albert Medal to Mr. Orville
Wright. Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, Jan. 25,
1918, vol. 66, p. 167.
John Fritz Medal
(American Society of Electrical Engineers)
John Fritz Medal Awarded to Orville Wright. Journal of
the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Apr.
1920, vol. 39, p. 418.
Announces award of medal to Orville Wright for
noteworthy work in the development of the aeroplane.
Orville Wright Awarded John Fritz Medal. American
Machinist, May 1920, vol. 52, p. 1118.
Account of presentation ceremonies in New York,
May 17.
Orville Wright Presented with John Fritz Medal. Power,
May 18, 1920, vol. 51, pp. 823—824.
John Fritz Medal Presented to Orville Wright. Journal of
the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, June
1920, vol. 139, p. 601.
John Fritz Medal Presented to Orville Wright.
Mechanical Engineering, June 1920, vol. 42, p. 364.
Orville Wright Honored. U.S. Air Services, June 1920,
vol. 3, no. 5, p. 17.
Orville Wright Receives John Fritz Medal. Mining &
Metallurgy, June 1920, no. 162, pp. 11—12.
Presentation of John Fritz Medal to Orville Wright.
Society of Automotive Engineers Journal, June 1920,
vol. 6, pp. 394—396.