The 216th anniversary of the very first parachute jump celebrated in a Google Doodle
Posted by: Timothy Tibbetts on 10/22/2013 07:49 AM
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Google has changed the design of its homepage to celebrate Andre-Jacque Garnerin’s jump on October 22 1797 from a balloon above Parc Monceau in Paris.
According to The Telegraph the Frenchman used a seven-meter silk parachute resembling an umbrella to ease his path to the ground.
When Garnerin’s balloon reached 3,000 feet above the park, he cut his basket loose and opened the parachute.
Talk about bad luck; Garnerin died in Paris on August 18, 1823 at the age of 54.
He was struck by a falling beam while on the construction site for a new balloon.
Obviously, you can check it out at https://www.google.com/
According to The Telegraph the Frenchman used a seven-meter silk parachute resembling an umbrella to ease his path to the ground.When Garnerin’s balloon reached 3,000 feet above the park, he cut his basket loose and opened the parachute.
Talk about bad luck; Garnerin died in Paris on August 18, 1823 at the age of 54.
He was struck by a falling beam while on the construction site for a new balloon.
Obviously, you can check it out at https://www.google.com/
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