We also meet the men, from pilots like Stephen Till and John I. Williams to adventurers, passengers, and photographers like Mick Moignard (a favorite ZATZ editor), Dave Spragg, Jon Canfield, Dennis Deery, and James Aronovsky.

Flight, like so many revolutionary things filtered through the lens of time, has become quite pedestrian. And that's how it should be. But the achievement of flight was anything but pedestrian. The next time you're not sure whether you're up for the challenge, remember Wilbur and Orville (and Mardell, Marilyn, Kathy, Katherine, Mick, Dave, Jon, Dennis, and James).

Remember that before there were computers and even much of the modern machine shops, these gentlemen managed to not only build their own engine in six weeks, but their own flying machine (and learned to fly it).

We humans can be pretty amazing sometimes. Let's use this anniversary as motivation to continue to amaze, enthrall, and innovate, and to push the boundaries of the human condition.