APPENDIX1-H
Chronology of Important BALLOON INVENTIONS
1705-1960
| Year | Credited to | Nat. | Proved the practicality of: |
| 1709 | GUSMAO, Bart.de | BRA | Hot-Air balloons |
| 1753 | PRIESTLEY, Joseph | ENG | Hydrogen as a lifting source |
| 1783 | MONTGOLFIER, J.& E. | FRA | Hot-Air balloons for manned flight |
| 1783 | CHARLES, Jacques | FRA | Hydrogen balloons for manned flight |
| 1803 | ZAMBECCARI, Fran. | ITA | Alcohol as a heating fuel for hot-air balloons |
| 1803 | ROBERTSON, Etienne | FRA | Calculation of temperature & gas expansion with altitude |
| 1824 | HARRIS, Thomas | ENG | The double-gate gas valve |
| 1825 | GREEN, Charles | ENG | The use of a drag rope |
| 1835 | WOODHOUSE, John | ENG | Heavy link chain as a guide rope |
| 1844 | WISE, John | USA | Rip-pannel for rapid deflation |
| 1852 | HAMPTON, John | ENG | Loop & Toggle for securing basket to gas balloons |
| 1863 | ANDREWS, Soloman | ENG | Multi-hulled fabric balloon |
| 1876 | ARCHIBALD, Douglas | ENG | Aerodynamic-shaped Kite Balloons |
| 1884 | RENARD/KREBS | FRA | Sucessful directional control of powered balloon |
| 1890 | MYERS, Carl | USA | Linseed-oil sealed balloon fabric |
| 1892 | MYERS, Carl | USA | Baro-recording sounding balloons |
| 1896 | SIGSFELD/PERCIVAL | GER | Manned Kite balloons |
| 1901 | MASKELYNE/BACON | ENG | Pressurized-kerosene as a heat source for hot-air balloons |
| 1901 | RIEDINGER, Auguste | GER | Rubber coated balloon fabric |
| 1901 | SANTOS-Dumont, A. | BRA | Reliably powered, directionally controlled balloons |
| 1925 | ORMAN, Ward T.van | USA | Balloon lightning arresters |
| 1944 | KUSABA, Sueyoshi | JAP | Serious balloon-bomb saturation |
| 1927 | GRAY, George H. | USA | Balloons for stratosphere exploration |
| 1935 | PICCARD, Auguste | SWI | Pressurized/sealed gondola |
| 1937 | CRANE, William | USA | Sucessful L.P.G. hot-air burner |
| 1939 | PICCARD, Jean | USA | Plastic Balloon envelopes |
| 1953 | CONTOS, James | USA | Use of synthetic fabric, and propane as a heat source |
| 1960 | YOST, Ed | USA | Mass-produced hot-air balloons using nylon & propane |
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