1884 - 1970
Edward L. Hoffman American Inventor
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1883
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| Birthplace |
Davids Island New Rochelle New York, US
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| Died |
1970
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| Place of Death |
San Diego, California, US
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Army Officer (1911-1937)
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| Occupation |
Inventor
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Edward Lincoln Hoffman (1884–1970) was a United States Army Air Service (USAAS) pilot, officer and Engineering Division Chief at McCook Field. With no parachute experience, he formed a team that included aviation pioneers Leslie Irvin and James Floyd Smith which developed the first modern parachute. The 1926 Collier Trophy was awarded to Major E. L. Hoffman, Air Corps for "development of a practical parachute;" the year's greatest achievement in American aviation.
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