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Great Inventions That Killed Their Inventors

Martin by Martin
November 11, 2015
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  • 1. Franz Reichelt: Parachute Suit (1912) 
  • 2. Henry Fleuss: Oxygen Rebreather (1876)
  • 3. Max Valier: Liquid-Fuelled Rocket Car (1930)
  • 4. Karel Soucek: Shock-Absorbent Barrel (1985)
  • 5. Otto Lilienthal: Hang Gliders (1896) 

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1. Franz Reichelt: Parachute Suit (1912) 


On February 4, 1912, Franz Reichelt, an Austrian-born French tailor, inventor, and parachuting pioneer, jumped from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.

Despite attempts by his friends and spectators to dissuade him, he jumped from the first platform of the tower while wearing his invention. Unfortunately, the parachute failed to deploy and he crashed into the icy ground at the foot of the tower.

2. Henry Fleuss: Oxygen Rebreather (1876)


 
In 1876, Englishman Henry Fleuss invented a closed circuit oxygen rebreather. This suit used compressed oxygen instead of compressed air.

His invention was originally intended to be used in the repair of the iron door of a flooded ship’s chamber. Fleuss then decided to use his invention for a thirty-foot dive underwater. Unfortunately, he died from the pure oxygen; oxygen is toxic to humans under pressure.


3. Max Valier: Liquid-Fuelled Rocket Car (1930)


On May 17, 1930, Max Valier, an Austrian rocketry pioneer, was killed when an alcohol-fuelled rocket exploded on his test bench in Berlin.

In 1928 and 1929, Valier worked with Fritz von Opel on a number of rocket-powered cars and aircraft. By the late 1920s, Valier was focusing his efforts on liquid-fuelled rockets. Their first successful test with liquid fuel occurred in the Heylandt plant on January 25, 1930.

On April 19, 1930, Valier performed the first test drive of a rocket car with liquid propulsion, the Valier-Heylandt Rak 7. One month later, the alcohol-fuelled rocket exploded during a test.



4. Karel Soucek: Shock-Absorbent Barrel (1985)


Karel Soucek was a Canadian professional stuntman who is famous for inventing “the capsule” and riding it down Niagara Falls. On that occasion he survived, although he suffered some injuries.

On January 19, 1985, Soucek convinced a company to finance a barrel drop from the top of the Houston Astrodome in Texas. A special waterfall was created from the top of the 180 ft. Structure, with a plunge pit at the bottom.

However, instead of landing in the center of the tank of water, the barrel hit the rim, causing the capsule to splinter and severely injure him. Soucek died the next day.

5. Otto Lilienthal: Hang Gliders (1896) 


 
On August 10, 1896, Otto Lilienthal, a German pioneer of aviation, was testing his hang gliders in the Rhinow Hills in Germany. The first flights were successful, reaching a distance of 250 meters in his normal glider.

However, during the fourth flight Lilienthal’s glider stalled. He tried to re-establish lift by swinging his body back to correct the attitude of the glider. That maneuver failed and he fell from a height of about 15 meters while still in the glider.

Lilienthal suffered a fracture of his third cervical vertebra and soon became unconscious. He died about 36 hours after the crash. 

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