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Artur Fischer, inventor with more patents than Edison, dies at 96

Published Tue, Feb 9, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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ARTUR Fischer, a German inventor who registered more than 1,100 patents, including the first synchronised camera flash and an anchor that millions of do-it-yourselfers use to secure screws into walls, died on Jan 27 at his home in Waldachtal, in southwestern Germany. He was 96.

His death was announced by his company, the Fischer Group.

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