How the Trampoline Came to Be | Smithsonian
WEBMar 5, 2020 · Inspired by circus performers, George Nissen created the bouncing ‘tumbling device’ that still captures imaginations 75 years later.
George Nissen - Wikipedia
WEBGeorge Peter Nissen [1] (February 3, 1914 – April 7, 2010) was an American gymnast and inventor who developed the modern trampoline and made trampolining a worldwide sport and recreation. [2]
Trampoline - The Strong National Museum of Play
WEB2 days ago · On March 6, 1945, George Nissen received a patent for his innovative “Tumbling Device,” which he later trademarked “trampoline” based on the Spanish word for diving board. In recent years, trampoline parks and backyard setups have become increasingly popular among people of all ages. Jumping on a trampoline gives kids a chance to release energy and to enjoy that split, playful second ...
The Olympic trampoline tradition: Remembering the man who …
WEBAug 2, 2021 · George Nissen, an acrobat and tumbler from Iowa, invented what's known today as the modern trampoline. His daughter, Dian Nissen, a trampoline coach, reminisces about her father's joy of jumping.
George Nissen - Lemelson
WEBBlairstown, Iowa native George Nissen invented a device loved by tumblers, athletes, adults, and children around the world – the trampoline. He holds more than 40 patents related to sports and fitness and has been a tireless promoter of the trampoline and its myriad uses throughout his life.
George Nissen, Father of the Trampoline, Dies at 96
WEBApr 13, 2010 · Mr. Nissen, who devoted his life to promoting and manufacturing the trampoline — once renting a kangaroo to bounce with him in Central Park — died Wednesday at a hospital near his home in San ...
George Nissen and the Trampoline – Lichtenberger Engineering …
WEBJan 24, 2022 · Upon graduation, Nissen and two of his friends joined forces as a traveling acrobatic group, utilizing Nissen’s trampoline as part of their act. The Three Leonardos, as they were known, ended their touring when Nissen joined the Navy to fight in World War II.
Who Made That Trampoline? - The New York Times
WEBSep 28, 2012 · Nissen invented the trampoline in the 1930s, when, as a teenage gymnast, he and his coach created a piece of equipment out of scrap steel and tire inner tubes for his act in the Iowa Hawkeye...
Nissen, George - USA Gymnastics
WEBGeorge Nissen. Class of 1965 · Disciplines (s): Trampoline & Tumbling · Inducted as: Contributor. A former gymnast himself, George Nissen’s greatest contribution to the sport was his invention of the trampoline, which he developed with Larry Griswold.
When an Invention Reached New Heights - The New York Times
WEBApr 17, 2010 · George Nissen, inventor of the trampoline, died on April 7 at 96, but not before the acrobatics he first tried on the “bouncing rig” he built as a 16-year-old in 1930 (a canvas sheet...