<p>In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Stefan Banic. Slovak immigrant inventor who patented an early parachute design.  He allegedly jumped from the top of a 15-story building to prove that it worked.</p>

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Stefan Banic. Slovak immigrant inventor who patented an early parachute design. He allegedly jumped from the top of a 15-story building to prove that it worked.

<p>In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Stefan Banic. Slovak immigrant inventor who patented an early parachute design. &nbsp;He allegedly jumped from the top of a 15-story building to prove that it worked.</p>

Ep 13. Stefan Banic: The Slovak Coal Miner Who Patented An Early Parachute (No. 1,108,484)

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Come along with me and explore the lives of Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Wangari Maathai, Ctesibius, Valentina Tereshkova, Chiune Sugihara, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett… and others who’ve greatly influenced society. What life choices led them to be so extraordinary… what can we learn from them?

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Ep 13. Stefan Banic: The Slovak Coal Miner Who Patented An Early Parachute (No. 1,108,484)

Ep 13. Stefan Banic: The Slovak Coal Miner Who Patented An Early Parachute (No. 1,108,484)