George “Georgie” Nissen, a former Police Officer for the Stone Park and Northlake Police Departments, passed away March 12, 2015 at the age of 51. George was the Beloved Father of Carlie; Devoted Son ...

A trip to the circus in the 1930s inspired George Nissen to create the modern trampoline, an invention that eventually would lead to countless children and others doing back flips and tricks for fun ...

Cedar Rapids lost a wonderful son last month. George Nissen died at 96 in California. Everyone knows him as the “inventor of the trampoline” of course, but it goes far beyond patent No. 2,370,990. I ...

The Suns Gorilla owes his power-dunking antics to George Nissen's springy technology. It's a sad time in the world of sports as George Nissen, the visionary behind the trampoline, passed away on April ...

George Nissen, who as a teenage gymnast was inspired to invent the modern trampoline after watching trapeze artists bounce off a safety net, has died. He was 96. Nissen died Wednesday of complications ...

George Nissen, inventor of the trampoline and known for doing handstands wherever he went, died Wednesday in San Diego. He was 96. Now, the native Iowan is probably doing handstands in heaven. “That's ...

One by one, the trapeze artists topped off their routines by dropping from their high-swinging bars into the net stretched below, then rebounding into somersaults - to the roar of the crowd at the ...

LOS ANGELES — George Nissen, who as a teenage gymnast was inspired to invent the modern trampoline after watching trapeze artists bounce off a safety net, has died. He was 96. Nissen died Wednesday of ...

George Nissen, inventor. Born: 3 February, 1914, in Blairstown, Iowa, US. Died: 7 April, 2010, in San Diego, California, aged 96. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

LOS ANGELES - George Nissen, who as a teenage gymnast was inspired to invent the modern trampoline after watching trapeze artists bounce off a safety net, has died. He was 96. Nissen died Wednesday of ...