Otto Wichterle

Chemist, Inventor

1913 – 1998

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Who was Otto Wichterle?

Otto Wichterle was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention of modern soft contact lenses.

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Born
Oct 27, 1913
Prostějov
Nationality
  • Czech Republic
  • Czechoslovakia
Profession
Education
  • Czech Technical University in Prague
Died
Aug 18, 1998
Prague

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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