| Birth: | Jun. 19, 1907 | | Death: | Feb. 8, 1990 | 
Swiss inventor. In 1948 he invented Velcro, a fastener based on a strip of tiny nylon hooks that grasp a strip of dense nylon hoops. He supposedly came up with the idea when he was out walking his dog one night and came home with burrs attached to the legs of his trousers.
Search Amazon for Georges De Mestral | | | Burial:
Cimetière Commugny
Commugny
Vaud, Switzerland |
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Record added: Sep 29, 2002
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