Who Invented Skydiving As A Sport?
Who Invented Skydiving As A Sport? WHO INVENTED SKYDIVING? Leonardo da Vinci is most commonly credited with inventing skydiving, as far back in history as 1483. When was skydiving first invented? The first parachute jump in history was made by André-Jacques Garnerin, the inventor of the parachute, on 22 October 1797. Garnerin tested his contraption