Otto Wichterle

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

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Who was born first?

• Otto Wichterle and Robert Adler were born the same year
• Otto Wichterle was born 1 year before Jack LaLanne
• Otto Wichterle was born 1 year before Jonas Salk
• Otto Wichterle was born 1 year before Jack Parsons
• Otto Wichterle was born 1 year before Yakov Zeldovich

Timeline

1. Otto Wichterle (this page)October 27, 1913 – August 18, 1998
2. Robert AdlerDecember 4, 1913 – February 15, 2007
3. Jack LaLanneSeptember 28, 1914 – January 23, 2011
4. Jack ParsonsOctober 2, 1914 – June 17, 1952
5. Jonas SalkOctober 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995
6. Yakov ZeldovichFebruary 23, 1914 – December 2, 1987

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