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The engineer who examined dog-fur burrs under a microscope before inventing Velcro held citizenship in which country?
Answer
Switzerland
George de Mestral, the engineer who studied the burrs and later invented Velcro, was Swiss, born and based in Switzerland.
💡 Did you know?
Velcro was invented by a Swiss engineer who noticed burrs stuck to his dog after a hunting trip and examined them under a microscope.
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- Austria
- Germany
- Netherlands
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