Faust Vrančić
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Faust Vrančić aka Fausto Veranzio was a "Croatian inventor, diplomat, engineer and linguist" who published a design for a functional parachute in 1615.[1] His book was called Machinae Novae (New Machines). For more: w:Fausto Veranzio
- If you visit the ”Faust Vrančić” Memorial Centre on the quaint little island of Prvić, where he spent his summers as a boy, you can see some of his other inventions, such as the suspension bridge that would not come into use until a few hundred years later.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A brilliant mind: “The Flying Man” from Šibenik at Croatia.hr
Names | Faust Vrančić; Fausto Veranzio |
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Birth date | 1551 |
Death date | 1617 |
Countries | HR, Croatia |
Locations | Šibenik |
Occupations | diplomat, engineer, linguist, inventor |
Tech areas | Parachute |
Affiliations | |
Wikidata id | Q251738 |