Inventor Artur Fischer dies (synchronized camera flash, wall anchor and more)

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Sesuadra

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