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  2. Karl Nessler - Wikipedia

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    Karl Ludwig Nessler was born on 2 May 1872 in Todtnau. He was the son of Rosina (née Laitner) and Bartholomäus Nessler, a cobbler in Todtnau, a small town located high in the Black Forest, just beneath the Feldberg. He reportedly conceived the idea of a permanent wave early on.

  3. List of German inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Karl Marx (left) and Friedrich Engels (right) Otto von Bismarck created the first modern welfare state worldwide. Late 18th century: German idealism by Immanuel Kant [493] Mid-19th century: Marxism by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels [494] 1852: Credit union by Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch in Saxony, later further developed by Friedrich ...

  4. List of inventors - Wikipedia

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    Karl Nessler (1872–1951), Germany/U.S. – Permanent wave machine, artificial eyebrows Bernard de Neumann (1943–2018), UK – massively parallel self-configuring multi-processor John von Neumann (1903–1957), Hungary – Von Neumann computer architecture , Stochastic computing , Merge sort algorithm

  5. Perm (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    An early alternative method for curling hair that was suitable for use on people was invented in 1905 by German hairdresser Karl Nessler. [5] He used a mixture of cow urine and water. The first public demonstration took place on 8 October 1905, but Nessler had been working on the idea since 1896.

  6. Timeline of electrical and electronic engineering - Wikipedia

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    The interlaced video method is introduced on TVr to reduce image flicker. The transmitter Witzleben uses the new standard with 441 lines and 25 image changes, i.e. 50 fields of 220 half-lines. Until the HDTV era the interlace method remains in use. First movie encoder make it possible not to send the TV live, but to rely on recordings. 1938

  7. Nessler - Wikipedia

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    Nessler or Neßler is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brad Nessler (born 1956), American sportscaster; Julius Neßler (1827–1905), German chemist; Martha Nessler Hayden, (born 1936), American painter, maiden name Nessler. Karl Nessler (1872–1951), German-born American inventor; Viktor Nessler (1841–1890 ...

  8. History of electrical engineering - Wikipedia

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    In 1600, the English scientist, William Gilbert extended the study of Cardano on electricity and magnetism, distinguishing the lodestone effect from static electricity produced by rubbing amber. [7] He coined the Neo-Latin word electricus ("of amber" or "like amber", from ήλεκτρον [ elektron ], the Greek word for "amber") to refer to ...

  9. Reddy Kilowatt - Wikipedia

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    Reddy Kilowatt made his first published appearance on March 14, 1926, in an advertisement in The Birmingham News for the Alabama Power Company (APC). The character was the brainchild of the company's 40-year-old commercial manager, Ashton B. Collins, Sr. [3]