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Ward T. Van Orman
Ward Tunte Van Orman (September 2, 1894 in Lorain, Ohio – March 11, 1978) was an American engineer, inventor and balloon (aircraft), balloonist. A lifelong employee of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company credited with invention of Goodyear's inflatable life raft and self-sealing fuel tank,Elliott, p. 4 Van Orman set an unprecedented record of winning five annual National Balloon Races (including the first ever Litchfield Trophy issued by Goodyear's Paul Litchfield in 1925), participating in ten and winning three Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning, International Gordon Bennett Races (1926, 1929, 1930). Biography Born in Lorain, Ohio, Van Orman was inclined to science and mechanics since childhood. At school he managed to save enough cash to enroll in Case School of Engineering, Case School of Applied Science. In 1917 he graduated with a perfect 4.0 Academic grading in North America, GPA and joined the staff of Goodyear in Akron, Ohio;Elliott, p. 1 in 1918 he qualified for a ballo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorain, Ohio
Lorain () is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It is located in Northeast Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River (Ohio), Black River about west of Cleveland. It is the List of cities in Ohio, ninth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 65,211 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the most populous city in Lorain County and the third-most populous in Greater Cleveland. History According to local government records, the city began as an unincorporated village established before 1834 as “Black River Village”, and was renamed in 1837 as "Charleston." According to 19th-century historians, the new name was rejected by its own citizens, who continued to use Black River Village. The village was incorporated as Lorain in 1874 and became a city in 1896. The first mayor was List of mayors of Lorain, Ohio, Conrad Reid, who took office on April 6, 1874. The municipal boundaries incorporated most of the former Black River Township, Lora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
