Artur Fischer (* 31 December 1919 in forest oh valley, OT Tumlingen, circle joy city in the north Black Forest), oldest son of a cutter, is a learned building fitter, entrepreneur and important inventor.

Artur Fischer, who holds 1,080 patents and 5,867 patent rights at present (conditions 31 December 2003), is considered as one of the most successful inventors world-wide. Thomas Alva Edison, which became Artur Fischer gladly still over wings, came on 1.093 patents. Among the most well-known inventions of Fischer the 1958 of it sketched Fischer pegs from PP, "“Fischer technique"” ranks - the building block principle and a for cameras with synchronous release (1949). Further inventions are for example a peg for fixing fractures and - one of its newest ideas - the kompostierbare and edible Kinderspielzeug from potato strength - Fischer tip.

Fischer's model German engineer and writer max of Eyth, whose opinions over inventing impressed and coined/shaped him strongly, were already early.

The company Fischerwerke Artur Fischer GmbH & CO created by it 1948. Kg obtained 2001 a world-wide conversion of approx. 400 million euro, the main part of it still with pegs and/or attachment technology. Produced today millions pegs per day sieve the enterprise, which is led since 1980 by his son Klaus Fischer.

In the year 1990 Artur Fischer was distinguished with the Werner of Siemens ring.

2001 he brought the "“Artur Fischer inventor price"” together with the national donation Baden-Wuerttemberg into being, it is equipped with 511.000 euro capital. Its purpose is according to own data the promotion of science, research and education. The price will assign every two years, will assign 2005 altogether to 32,250 euro price sum.

Literature

• Helmut Engisch/Michael Zerhusen: Fischer: A Swabian peg dynasty, Theiss, ISBN 3-8062-1341-0
• Kathrin Wilkens: The master of the pegs. In: Technology Review (German expenditure) May 2004, page 92.

Related links

• Official side Fischer-works
• Virtual Fischer technique museum (far with "“Artur Fischer"”)
• Artur Fischer inventor price

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