Štefan Banič
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Štefan Banič
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Štefan Banič was a Slovak inventor who patented an early parachute design. Born in Jánostelek, Austria-Hungary, Banič immigrated to the United States and worked as a coal miner in Greenville, Pennsylvania. After witnessing a plane crash in 1912, Banič constructed a prototype of a parachute, and on August 25, 1914 was granted US patent, No. 1,108,484. The design which was radically different from others – it was a type of umbrella attached to the body, but it is claimed that he successfully teste
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1870-1941, Slovak inventor.
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2024-04-08T22:37:53Z
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