Gaston Tissandier (November 21, 1843 - August 30, 1899) was a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor. His most adventurous air trip took place near Paris in April 1875. He and companions Joseph Croc-Spinelli and Theodore Henri Sivel were able to reach in a balloon the unheard-of altitude of 28, 000 feet. Both of his companions died from breathing the thin air. Tissandier survived, but became deaf. In 1883, Tissandier fit a Siemens electric motor to an airship creating the first electric-powered flight. He founded and edited the scientific magazine La Nature and wrote several books. No photographer credited, undated (cropped and cleaned). | |
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