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George Consider Hale was the fire chief for the Kansas City Fire Department and retired in 1902 at the age of 52. He was a prolific inventor who held over 60 patents, mostly for firefighting equipment. At Olentangy Park, his invention, "[[Tours of the World]]," was a "Phantom Ride" that used the building's interior, effects, and film to create what we'd now call a virtual reality experience of traveling without actually moving.<ref name="wonderland">Wilk, Stephen R. ''Lost Wonderland: The Brief and Brilliant Life of Boston's Million Dollar Amusement Park.'' Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2020. Pages 70-71.</ref> | |||
== Rides == | == Rides == | ||
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== Related Patents == | == Related Patents == | ||
* Pleasure railway. ( | * Pleasure railway. (Sept. 19, 1905) U.S. Patent No. 800,100 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Hale, G. C. 1905. "Pleasure railway." U.S. Patent No. 800,100. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XMzVILUs2_6aNIyNiWwcdwkoQlCv-KAf/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:45, 24 November 2025
George Consider Hale was the fire chief for the Kansas City Fire Department and retired in 1902 at the age of 52. He was a prolific inventor who held over 60 patents, mostly for firefighting equipment. At Olentangy Park, his invention, "Tours of the World," was a "Phantom Ride" that used the building's interior, effects, and film to create what we'd now call a virtual reality experience of traveling without actually moving.[1]