Erfinder und Erfindungen in den deutschsprachigen Ländern
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Mercedes (inventor Karl Benz, first gasoline-powered car in 1885) - here a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (C 197)
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - M 93
Contact lens, inventor Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Etan J. Tal
mp3 music file-format, co-inventor Karlheinz Brandenburg
Photo: pixabay.com / public domain, adapted by D Nutting
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Victorinox Swiss Army knife (Mountaineer model).
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, by Jonas Bergsten, released into public domain
Putting toothpaste on a toothbrush. Ottomar von Mayenburg experimented in 1907 with tooth powder, mouthwash and ethereal oils and developed a toothpaste he named Chlorodont.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Thegreenj
Inventors and inventions in the German-speaking countries
Step into German - the Top 40 German inventions
List of German inventors and discoverers (Wikipedia)
Inventors from Germany - a Sampling of German Inventors and Inventions
Germany - Land of Ideas (includes film "Welcome to Germany")
10 genius ways German inventors improved our lives (thelocal.de)
How did the label 'Made in Germany' become a sign of a high-quality product? Read the short article "125 years of 'Made in Germany'".
Robert Bunsen - bunsen burner
https://www.thoughtco.com/robert-bunsen-profile-1991376
Daniel Fahrenheit - mercury thermometer
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-the-thermometer-1991792
Rudolf Diesel
https://www.thoughtco.com/rudolf-diesel-diesel-engine-1991648
Johannes Gutenberg - the printing press
https://www.thoughtco.com/johannes-gutenberg-and-the-printing-press-1991865
Inventors of The Modern Computer - Konrad Zuse
https://www.thoughtco.com/konrad-zuse-modern-computer-4078237
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
https://www.thoughtco.com/ferdinand-von-zeppelin-1992701
Maximilian Bircher-Benner - modern muesli
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_Bircher-Benner
Swiss Army knife
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife
Alfred Büchi - turbochargers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_B%C3%BCchi
Paul Eisler - the printed circuit board
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Eisler
Sigmund Freud - founder of psychoanalysis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Freud
Mercedes-Benz website
VW Beetle at Wikipedia
Quiz: Inventors and inventions from the German-speaking countries
Videos: 'Made in Germany' / German inventiveness
Products "Made in Germany" ranked No.1 in international survey
Computers, Cars, Planes: German Inventors | The Truth About Germany | Euromaxx
Compiled by D Nutting