Why are the Wright brothers famously credited with being the first to achieve powered flight in 1903, when John Stringfellow did so in 1848?

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The Wright brothers were the first manned powered flight, John Stringfellow was the first powered unmanned flight. http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~robodyne/inventors-world/iwstring.htm Jan 04 03, 8:34 PM

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