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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

At age 86, George Nissen is feeling frustrated. Oh, sure, he can still execute a straight-as-a-pencil handstand and does so at the drop of a hint. "Ham that I am, it's my trademark," he explains. But ...

Have you ever thought to yourself: “Gymnastics seems neat, but is there any way I could do some of the same moves except more extreme and while basically flying?” If you answered yes, I’ve got the ...

SYDNEY – You come to giggle at the newest Olympic event, the trampoline, because it is all such a silly notion. Grown women, bouncing 20 feet up into the air, performing aerial tricks, being judged ...

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 ...