Yes, Thaddeus Lowe did invent the Hot Air Balloon!
Thaddeus Lowe was the inventor of the hot air balloon. Abraham Lincoln and Thaddeus Lowe used this technology to survey battlefields and spy when they could.
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Thaddeus Lowe (1832-1913) spent three years as the Chief Aeronaut (no such thing as astronauts...) in the Civil War's Union Air Balloon Corps. The Union Air Balloon Corps specialized in reconnaissance from hot air balloons during wars to spy on enemy battle plans. He was able to reach heights of about one thousand feet with his balloons.
The Chinese did not invent the hot air balloon. The first recorded flight of a hot air balloon was in 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers in France.
Balloon is lighter than air.
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no... they invented the hot air balloon and that's all.
The balloon is lighter than air.
You can learn from a great deal about Thaddeus Lowe, and probably find an answer to your question, in Stephen Poleskie's recently published book THE BALLOONIST: The Story of T.S.C. Lowe; Inventor, Scientist, Magician, and Father of the U.S. Air Force. This book is available at most libraries and bookstores, and online at Amazon.com