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• Paul Vierkötter — first recognizable electric flashbulb
• Year: 1925
• Country: Germany
• Purpose: To provide artificial light for photography.

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• 1928–1929: Johannes Ostermeier develops an improved and safer flashbulb.
• 1930: Ostermeier receives a patent for his improved design.
• 1929–1930: Commercial flashbulbs, such as Vacublitz, become available.

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• Archimedes is widely recognized as the "Father of Mathematics"
• He was an Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, and astronomer,
• He was an inventor from the ancient city of Syracuse in Sicily
• Born: c. 287 BC, Syracuse, Sicily
• Died: c. 212 BC (aged approximately 75), Syracuse, Sicily

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• Walter Hunt patented the safety pin on April 10, 1849.
• He sold the patent rights for $400, which is approximately $14,000 today.

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Albert Einstein 

- Profession: Theoretical physicist.

- Century: One of the most influential physicists of the 20th century.

- 1905: Published four landmark scientific papers.

- Nobel Prize: Awarded for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, not the Special Theory of Relativity.

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• Christopher Columbus was Italian, born in Genoa in 1451
• He discovered America in 1492.
• He completed four Spanish-sponsored voyages across the Atlantic Ocean
• He was the 1st Governor of the Indies from 1492–1499
• Died: 20 May 1506 (aged 54), Valladolid, Castile

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