George Pocock (1796 - unknown) was an English schoolteacher and inventor of the "Charvolant", a kite-drawn carriage.
Pocock was interested in kites from an early age, and experimented with pulling loads using kite power, gradually progressing from small stones to planks and large loads. He taught at a school in Prospect Place, Bristol and continued his experiments with...
Date of birth:
- 1796
