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George de Mestral

George de Mestral. The inventor of velcro. His life. George de Mestral was born on the 19 th of June 1907 in N yon Switzerland and died February the 8 th 1990 in C ommugny S witzerland. The story behind the Velcro invention.

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George de Mestral

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  1. George de Mestral The inventor of velcro

  2. His life • George de Mestral was born on the 19th of June 1907 in Nyon Switzerland and died February the 8th 1990 in CommugnySwitzerland

  3. The story behind the Velcro invention • George de Mestral and his faithful companion (which was a dog) went for a nature walk in the bush and both returned covered with burrs - the plant’s seed sacs that cling to animal fur to travel to new planting grounds. So he said I will make this.

  4. George de Mestral in his finest form Photo from google images

  5. Velcro • Picture from Google Images • Information from Wikipedia • Other info from a book • From Jack J

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