![]() Reichelt worked on his parachute suit over about two years, beginning in 1910. Reichelt’s design, which was described by Le Gaulois as “only a little more voluminous than ordinary clothing,” was intended to help prevent some of the fatalities that occurred in the early days of aviation by slowing the jumper’s descent and incorporating the parachute into the flight suit, Atlas Obscura explained. They will find it hard to replace him.” Franz Reicheletįranz Reichelt was an Austro-Hungarian-born tailor who tried to take his profession to new heights - literally - by designing a working wearable parachute. Mary Sloan, a stewardess on the ship, later wrote in a letter that he “met his fate like a true hero, realizing the great danger, and gave up his life to save the women and children of the Titanic. The media at the time celebrated Andrews as a hero, IrishCentral reported. He was observed helping women and children into lifeboats before he was last seen standing silently in the Smoking Room, the National Archives said. The second detail, in particular, would almost certainly have prevented the disaster that occurred on April 14, 1912, when, on its maiden voyage, the “unsinkable” Titanic struck an iceberg and tore several narrow openings in its hull.Īndrews, who was on board as a first-class passenger, was one of over 1,500 people who died when the ship sank two hours later. He recommended the liner carry 46 lifeboats, or over double the 20 it eventually sailed with, and wanted a double hull extending up to the B deck. PA Images via Getty ImagesĪndrews, who was already recognized as a genius shipbuilder, was overruled on at least two elements of the Titanic’s design, per IrishCentral. That list also includes:Ĩ Some of Andrews’ design specification for the ocean liner were overruled by management. In perishing aboard his own vessel, Rush has landed himself on an unenviable list of history’s real-life Frankensteins, or inventors killed by their own creations. Rush, 61, and the others - including billionaire explorer Hamish Harding and Titanic expert Heri Nargeolet - are believed to have been killed in an instant when a malfunction in the materials of the sub caused it to suffer a “catastrophic implosion” and cave under the enormous pressure of the deep sea. Frankenstein of deep-sea tourism - died along with four others aboard the Titan submersible he had personally manufactured in the North Atlantic Ocean en route to view the wreck of the Titanic cruise liner. The book - and its unsettling questions about the potential consequences of ambition and innovation - is now a classic of the horror genre.Įarlier this week, OceanGate Expeditions CEO Stockton Rush - who could perhaps be considered the Dr. In her 1818 novel “Frankenstein,” Mary Shelley describes a young scientist who is horrified and driven to his death by a hideous creature he designed in his laboratory. OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1K people to a floating colony on Venus by 2050 ![]() US opposes 2024 expedition to recover Titanic artifacts, says shipwreck is a grave site ![]() ![]() Titan submersible movie project gets major backlash: ‘Too soon!’ Coast Guard recovers more Titan sub debris, ‘presumed human remains’ ![]()
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