Ed Yost

This article is about the balloonist. For the baseball player, see Eddie Yost.

Ed Yost
Born
Paul Edward Yost

(1919-06-30)June 30, 1919
Bristow, Iowa, US
DiedMay 27, 2007(2007-05-27) (aged 87)
Vadito, New Mexico, US
OccupationInventor
Employer(s)Raven Industries
General Mills
Known forBallooning
Notable workInventor of the modern hot air balloon

Paul Edward Yost (June 30, 1919 – May 27, 2007) was the American inventor of the modern hot air balloon and is referred to as the "Father of the Modern Day Hot-Air Balloon." He worked for a high-altitude research division of General Mills in the early 1950s until he left to establish Raven Industries in 1956, along with several colleagues from General Mills.

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