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[Sesuadra]

Artur Fischer was an inventor from germany, not only did he invent the dübel

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wall anchor

but also the synchronized flash and founded a company that produced children toys called "Fischertechnik". With Fischertechnik children/young adults and of course adults are able to build their own robots etc.

Artur Fischer, a German inventor who registered more than 1,100 patents, including the first synchronized camera flash and an anchor that millions of do-it-yourselfers use to secure screws into walls, died on Jan. 27 at his home in Waldachtal, in southwestern Germany. He was 96.

Mr. Fischer’s other inventions included Fischertechnik model-making kits, cup holders with retractable lids, ventilation nozzles and edible play-modeling material made from potato starch.

Many of Mr. Fischer’s humble inventions led to spinoffs. He applied the principle of his wall plug, for example, to create a series of surgical plugs to hold broken bones together.

and it seems even close to his death he fixed a problem he was told about in 1946:

Mr. Fischer’s most recent inventions is a gadget that makes it possible to hold and cut the top off an egg of any size. He got started on the problem when a hotel owner complained to him that his guests, on opening their boiled eggs for breakfast, always made a mess — the year was 1946.

More about him, his inventions and life here

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I hope it is okay to create this thread. he created a lot of stuff millions of people use everyday. Maybe it is nice to know for some here to know who invented it.

 

[Brakke]

Sounds like an interesting dude. Put that NYT piece on my reading list. Thanks.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Thanks for posting. Sounds like a fascinating man.

 

[Yagharek]

The best inventions are the ones you take for granted. Sounds like this guy was pretty good at doing that.

 

[Slayer-33]

I'd love to be an inventor like him. Sounds like a fun life, figuring out solutions to problems.

 

[CountAntonius]

Inventors are awesome. Especially someone who succeeds at multiple inventions that are game changing. Rest in Peace.

 

[Lotto]

Anchor screws are great, sounds like he lived a great life. Rest in peace Mr. Fischer.

 

[Chariot]

Inventors are awesome. Especially someone who succeeds at multiple inventions that are game changing. Rest in Peace.

He really loved inventing. Gave his company in the 80s to his son, so he could just go there and commit to tinkering.

 

[Lilith]

“I had made a model airplane to give my mother as a Christmas present,” Mr. Fischer told Der Spiegel. “Then my commanding officer said that I was the best mechanic and I should give the plane to Hitler. It was a horrible time.”

Poor dude

Anyway, awesome to know the face behind all those inventions.

 

[Chariot]

Anyway, awesome to know the face behind all those inventions.

He looked gleeful even in his old age. That's probably the face of a man who is satisfied with how his life went.

 

[Sesuadra]

The best inventions are the ones you take for granted. Sounds like this guy was pretty good at doing that.

Exactly why I wanted to share his story