Thomas Harris | |
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![]() Collecting card, portraying Harris falling to his death to save his companion. | |
Born | |
Died | 25 May 1824 |
Cause of death | Fall |
Nationality | English |
Known for | Death in a ballooning accident |
Thomas Harris (died 25 May 1824) was a pioneering English balloonist who was killed in an accident. There is little information about his early career, but he invented the gas discharge valve, a device to release all the gas in a gas balloon to prevent the balloon from dragging after landing.[1]