Johan Vaaler
The Norwegian Johan Vaaler (born March 15, 1866 in Aurskog near Oslo , † March 14, 1910 in Kristiania , now Oslo) was the inventor of the paper clip , one of Norway's most famous inventions .
He studied physics and mathematics (graduating in 1887) and from 1892 worked in an Oslo patent office. The imperial patent was granted in Germany on November 12, 1899 , and another was granted in the USA in 1901 . At that time Norway did not have any patent law. His patent was the world's first for a paper clip that did not hurt the paper.
The paper clip he invented did not achieve economic success, but it did achieve political success. After Norway was occupied in April 1940, many Norwegians wore a paper clip on the collar of their jacket. It was a symbol of loyalty to King Håkon VII and the government that went into exile in England . Carrying this was forbidden by the occupiers under severe punishment.
Johan Vaaler was, also because of the political statement of the paper clip, set a monument in the form of a very large paper clip (7 m high) by the Norwegians for his invention in Oslo .
In 1999, a century after the invention, another honor was given in the form of a postage stamp.
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- Paper clip fight of the paper mess. ZDF TV report
- A Half-Norwegian Looks at ...
Individual evidence
- ↑ Time travel in the office: Today: The paper clip. ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on: ideenfaenger.ch
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vaaler, Johan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian inventor of the paper clip |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aurskog |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 14, 1910 |
| Place of death | Kristiania |