Top 10 of the Czech inventions!
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Plastic explosive “Semtex” (1964)
Let’s start energetically! In 1964, Stanislav Brebera invented Semtex, the Czech version of the explosive C-4. Semtex has been acquired and used by many armies, for example, by the US army in North Vietnam, or in Libya.
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Sugar cube (1843)
Who doesn’t like “dolce vita”? To make our beverages & lives sweeter, we have been using the Czech sugar cubes since 1843. The sugar cube has even a memorial in the city of its origin, Dacice.
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Koh-i-noor snap (1902)
Koh-i-noor snap has been holding our jeans together since 1902.
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Lighting Rod (beginning of 18th century)
Not only Benjamin Franklin, but also Czech Prokop Diviš, an inventor, priest, scientist and theologian, came up with the lighting rod.
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Methamphetamine, known as “meth”
Do you remember the “Czech Republic scene” from the cult show “Breaking bad”? Check it here. Simply phenomenal.
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Contact Lenses? (1961)
Otto Wichterle was a Czech chemist and inventor, best known for his invention of the contact lenses.
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Mechanic pencil “Versatil” (1946)
Introduced by the Czech based company Koh-i-noor a year after the World War II, the mechanic pencil “Versatil” has been under continuous production since that time unchanged.
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Cubist architecture (1910)
Not everybody is a fan of the simplicity and clean lines of cubism. We are!
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Nanofibres (2006)
Nanofibers are defined as fibers with diameters less than 100 nanometers. Also nanofibres are the Czech patent.
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Sobering-up Station (1951)
Jaroslav Skála was a Czech psychiatrist, fighter against alcoholism, and inventor of the sobering-up station. Indeed a very elegant solution for the misbehaving and troublesome alcoholics in the streets, we would add.
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Sources:
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