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| Born | Paul Edward Yost June 30, 1919 Bristow, Iowa, US |
| Died | May 27, 2007 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Employer(s) | Raven Industries General Mills |
| Known for | Ballooning |
| Notable work | Inventor of the modern hot air balloon |
Paul Edward Yost (June 30, 1919 – May 27, 2007) was the American inventor of the modern hot air balloon and is referred to as the "Father of the Modern Day Hot-Air Balloon."[1] He worked for a high-altitude research division of General Mills in the early 1950s until he left to establish Raven Industries in 1956, along with several colleagues from General Mills.[2]
- ^ Kim, Seung Min (July 31, 2004). "Hot-air balloons to take flight". Des Moines Register. pp. 1B. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2007.
- ^ "National Balloon Museum - History of Ballooning". Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
Modern hot-air ballooning was born October 22, 1960 when Paul E. (Ed) Yost piloted the maiden flight of a balloon employing a new envelope and a new propane burner system which he developed. The flight lasted 25 minutes and traveled 3 miles ... The balloon was 40 feet in diameter with a volume of 30,000 cubic feet. For this accomplishment Yost is known as the father of modern hot-air ballooning. Soon, Yost's company, Raven Industries, was making balloons for sale.