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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. 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.

  4. 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

  5. Free energy suppression conspiracy theory - Wikipedia

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    However, his system was only intended to transmit energy for free; the system's energy would still need to be generated through conventional means. [ 20 ] Notable proponents of the conspiracy theory include Gary McKinnon , a Scottish computer hacker who unlawfully accessed computer systems to look for evidence of a secret free energy device.

  6. False eyelashes - Wikipedia

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    In 1902, Karl Nessler, a German-born hair specialist and inventor, patented "A New or Improved Method of and Means for the Manufacture of Artificial Eyebrows, Eyelashes and the like" in the United Kingdom. [3] By 1903, he began selling artificial eyelashes at his London salon on Great Castle Street.

  7. History of electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    Streetcars created enormous demand for early electricity. This Siemens Tram from 1884 required 500 V direct current, which was typical. Much of early electricity was direct current, which could not easily be increased or decreased in voltage either for long-distance transmission or for sharing a common line to be used with multiple types of electric devices.

  8. Marjorie Joyner - Wikipedia

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    Marjorie Joyner (née Stewart; October 24, 1896 – December 27, 1994) was an American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, and activist.Joyner is noted for being the first African-American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine. [2]

  9. 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 ...