Deutschland, Land der Ideen!

The German contribution in science and technology is a milestone in the history of humanity. Einstein comes on the top of the list, although he fled to the USA as he was Jewish and he was living that horrible time when the third Reich rose to power and the Nazi government was spreading its antisemitic programs. Although he is the most famous, he was not the only one.

Here I tried to collect some of the German inventions in case you would like to know a little about the contribution of this great country to our life.

Bakelite, a plastic polymer invented in 1907 by Hendrik Baekeland, who worked in USA.
The Globe, was first invented by Martin Behaim, a German Mapmaker in 1490-1492 and was called the the Nuerenberg terrestrial Globe.
Bunsen Burner, the small burner in the laboratories was invented by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen in 1855.
Contact Lenses, invented and made in 1887 by the German physiologist Adolf Eugen Fick first for animals and then were tried on humans.
Kinder Garten, invented by Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel who opened the first kindergarten in 1837. Uptill now the the word KG is still used.
Geiger Counter, a counter used to detect and measure Radio activity was invented by the German nuclear physicist Hans Wilhelm Geiger in 1908-1912.
The printer, invented by the German Craftsman Johannes Gutenberg in 1450.
Blue Jeans, invented by the German Levi Strauss who worked in USA.
The Motorcycle, the gas-powered motorcycle was invented by the German inventor Gottlieb Daimler in 1885.
X-Ray, discovered by Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen in 1895.
The Telescope, the German Lens maker Hans Lippershey demonstrated the first refracting telescope made of two lenses in 1608.
The Thermometer, the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit used mercury with a chemical solution that kept the mercury from sticking to the tube of the thermometer in 1714, the Fahrenhite degree scale is still used in some countries as a measure of Temperature.
Alzheimer disease, discovered by Dr. Alois Alzheimer in 1906.
The Pregnancy test, invented by Selmar Aschheim and Bernhard Zondek in 1928.
Grammophone, Microphone, invented by Emil Berliner in 1887.
MP3, MPEG, invented by Karlheinz Brandenburg in 1995.
Cathode Ray Tube, the first apparatus to display moving object and the first screen, was invented by Karl Ferdinand Braun who won the Nobel Prize in 1909.
V2 and Redstone Rockets, one of the most important war tools in WWII were invented by Wernher von Braun in 1940.
The first Athletic Shoe, was invented in 1929 by Adolf Dassler, now called Adidas (Adi for Adolf and Das fo Dassler)
The Diesel Engine, invented by Rudolf Diesel in 1885.
Salvarasan, first and most effective Syphilis treatment was invented by Paul Ehrlich who won the Nobel Prize in 1908. (Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a certain type of powerful bacteria)
Flourescent Lamp, invented by Heinrich Geissler in 1850.
Neon lamp, invent by Edmund Germer in 1900.
Electromagnetic waves, were discovered and utilized by Heinrich Herz in 1880, uptill now the Radio waves are measured with Herz and Megaherz.
Aspirin, invented by Felix Hoffman in 1899.
Anthrax Bacteria, a deadly bacteria that infects Animals and humans was discovered by Robert Koch who won the Nobel prize in 1905.
Spread spectrum waves (Radar), discovered by the famous actor Hedy Lamar in 1942.
Refrigerator, Karl von Linde invented the first refrigerator using Ammonia in 1876.
DDT, a very powerful insecticide was invented by Paul Muehler in 1939.
Decafeination of coffe, was invented by Ludwig Roselius in 1906.
The Electron Microscope, invented by Ernst Ruska who won the Nobel Prize in 1986.
The Dynamo, using motion to generate Electricity was invented by Werner von Siemens in 1867.
The flying Balloon, was invented by Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1900, still called the Zeppelin aircraft.
The Bicycle, Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun invented a model with two wheels of the same size, and the rider sits between the two wheels.
The Automobile, invented by Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler in 1885.
The first Programmable Computer, invented by Konrad Zuse in 1945 and used in WWII.

That was some of the German contribution to science and technology.

All my love from Germany, Land der Ideen :)