Wilbur and Orville Wright

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Ken Burns, the filmmaker, met David McCullough, the historian, on the stage at the 92Y in New York City in May 2015, and together they discussed, before a live audience, McCullough’s most recent book, “The Wright Brothers,” published that year. McCullough gushes about Wilbur and Orville’s achievement. He says, “For two brothers who never finished high school, this is a powerful American story, wit...