Prokop Diviš
(1698-1765)
inventor of lightning rod
Alois Senefelder
(1771-1834)
inventor of litography
Josef Božek
(1782-1835)
constructor of steam carriage and ship
Jan Evangelista Purkyně
(1787-1869)
fingerprints,
theory of cells...
Cousins Veverkové
(1796-1849)
inventors of ruchadlo (swing plough)
Johann Gregor Mendel
(1822-1884)
laws of inheritance
Jakub Husník
(1837-1916)
inventor of the improved photolithography method
Max Ernst
(1838-1916)
Mach number, the study of shock waves, supersonic velocity
Karel Klíč
(1841-1926)
photogravure reproduction
Josef Ressel
(1841-1926)
invent and use the propeller
František Křižík
(1847-1941)
inventor of the arc lamp
Leopold Sviták
(1856-1931)
automobile constructor
Jan Janský
(1873-1921)
blood types
Karel Schinzel
(1886-1951)
colour photography
Erich Roučka
(1888-1986)
electric measuring instruments
Jaroslav Heyrovský
(1890-1967)
inventor of polarography
Otto Wichterle
(1913-1998)
inventor of contact lenses
Antonín Holý
(1936)
antiretroviral drugs against HIV and hepatitis B
Sugar cube
(1843)
Breech-loader rifle
(1849)
Koh-i-noor snap
(1902)
Cubist architecture
(1910)
Kaplan turbine
(1912)
Tent with wooden sides
(1913)
Snowmobile Tatra V855
(1942)
Mechanic pencil Versatil
(1946)
Sobering-up Station
(1951)
Remoska
(1957)
Semtex
(1964)
Plasma pencil
(2006)
Jára Cimrman is known to many in this country as perhaps the greatest Czech inventor, artist, explorer and musician of all time. He has been the subject of a dozen plays, which are frequently staged in a Prague theatre that is named after him. The plays aim to highlight the contribution of a man who many believe has never received proper recognition for his achievements.
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