Hot Air Balloon

Hot Air Balloons had their start in France with the  Montgolfier brothers - Joseph - Michael and Jacques - Etienne , born in Annonay France they were the 12th and 15th of 16 children.  The family business was paper manufacturers.  
Joseph was also working in the family business. In 1782 he created a very thin wooden box and covered its sides and top with lightweight taffeta cloth. At its bottom, he lit a paper. The wooden box then lifted up to the ceiling. Amused by his experiment, Joseph wrote a letter to Etienne telling him to repeat that so that he could see the most amazing thing. Together, they built the same model but in a larger size.
On the 4th of June 1783 they had their first public display. The balloon stayed up for 10 min.   It was a success.    Montgolfier Brothers   the link will enable you to read more about it and see the pictures. 
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