Multiple choice

Who invented the parachute?

  1. Blanchard

  2. Bell

  3. Keller

  4. Holt

  5. None of these
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Explanation

Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French balloonist, made the first successful parachute descent in 1785. He invented the parachute as a safety device for balloonists, using a silk canopy to slow his fall. While Leonardo da Vinci had earlier conceptual sketches, Blanchard was the first to actually build and use one successfully.

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