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Episode 88: Franz Reichelt

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By Steve Gibson and Ben Matlock. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio is streamed directly from their servers. Hit the Subscribe button to track updates in Player FM, or paste the feed URL into other podcast apps.

This week, Ben explores the short career of parachute inventor Franz Reichelt. When Franz's initial successes were followed by months and months of failure, there was only one thing he could think to try that might finally bring him the fame he desperately desired. And in a way, it did.

Sources:

Grundhauser, Eric. The Sad Tale of the 'Flying Tailor'. Atlas Obsura. November 14, 2017. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/flying-tailor-eiffel-paris-france-parachute

Paoletti, Gabe. Franz Reichelt: The Man Who Died Jumping off the Eiffel Tower. All That's Interesting. October 26, 2017. https://allthatsinteresting.com/franz-reichelt

Kasana, Tanuj. Franz Reichelt: Dressmaker Who Jumped off the Eiffel Tower With Self-designed Parachute-suit. STSTW. August 26, 2019. https://www.ststworld.com/franz-reichelt/

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