History of The World Game
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The story of penicillin - the first antibiotic used successfully to treat people with serious infectious diseases - begins with a bit of luck. Alexander Fleming, a British scientist, noticed in 1928 that mould had prevented the growth of bacteria in his lab.
I was a coal miner who wore a skirt while jumping off roofs.
Who am I and why did I do this?
Who am I and why did I do this?
Not Sal. I'll add he lived in America but was an immigrant.
Pr2cv said:
Yes Pete. As with a lot of early discoveries and inventions, there are often more than one person who has a claim to be first.
Ramjet said:
He was an immigrant and studied engineering at night school.
Jumping off the roof of buildings is surely a good clue 
Either this was too hard or everyone lost interest.
The answer....
Stefan Banic, a Slovak inventor, constructed a prototype of a parachute in 1913 and tested it in Washington D.C. in front of the U.S. Patent Office and military representatives by jumping from a 41-floor building and subsequently from an airplane in 1914. His patented parachute became a standard equipment for U.S. pilots during the World War I. Banic worked in the United States from 1907 to 1921, with two interruptions. His name is not well-known, however, the Patent Office and military records confirm these historical facts, as you can also see, if you visit various Air Force (.af.mil) and government (.gov) sites. In some sources his first name appears in the English form Stephen. The Slovak spelling is tefan Bani, written with diacritical marks in CEE character set (Latin-2), the Slovak pronunciation is approximately Shteffun Bunnich.
The answer....
Stefan Banic, a Slovak inventor, constructed a prototype of a parachute in 1913 and tested it in Washington D.C. in front of the U.S. Patent Office and military representatives by jumping from a 41-floor building and subsequently from an airplane in 1914. His patented parachute became a standard equipment for U.S. pilots during the World War I. Banic worked in the United States from 1907 to 1921, with two interruptions. His name is not well-known, however, the Patent Office and military records confirm these historical facts, as you can also see, if you visit various Air Force (.af.mil) and government (.gov) sites. In some sources his first name appears in the English form Stephen. The Slovak spelling is tefan Bani, written with diacritical marks in CEE character set (Latin-2), the Slovak pronunciation is approximately Shteffun Bunnich.
So a new question to keep the thread going.
In archeological terms, when is NOW or the present.
In archeological terms, when is NOW or the present.
