Celesta, IIT Patna - Story #7: Velcro Inventor: George de Mestral Year: 1941 What happened: In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral went for a hike in the Alps with his dog.
Regina Stone Matthews - George de Mestral was born June 19, 1907, and died February 8, 1990, at the age of 82. He was a Swiss electrical engineer who invented the hook
![Inventors HOF on Twitter: "#OTD in 1958, the VELCRO® Brand trademark became registered. George de Mestral – 1999 NIHF Inductee – invented VELCRO® Fasteners in 1955, quickly becoming a practical and effective Inventors HOF on Twitter: "#OTD in 1958, the VELCRO® Brand trademark became registered. George de Mestral – 1999 NIHF Inductee – invented VELCRO® Fasteners in 1955, quickly becoming a practical and effective](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DdFktOeUwAIKLpp.jpg)
Inventors HOF on Twitter: "#OTD in 1958, the VELCRO® Brand trademark became registered. George de Mestral – 1999 NIHF Inductee – invented VELCRO® Fasteners in 1955, quickly becoming a practical and effective
![George de Mestral The inventor of velcro. His life George de Mestral was born on the 19 th of June 1907 in Nyon Switzerland and died February the 8 th. - ppt download George de Mestral The inventor of velcro. His life George de Mestral was born on the 19 th of June 1907 in Nyon Switzerland and died February the 8 th. - ppt download](https://images.slideplayer.com/32/9949007/slides/slide_4.jpg)
George de Mestral The inventor of velcro. His life George de Mestral was born on the 19 th of June 1907 in Nyon Switzerland and died February the 8 th. - ppt download
![Science Club on Twitter: "VELCRO, an invention✨ which was underestimated until NASA🚀 used it in 1960 in its space program, was invented by accident by Swiss engineer George De'Mestral in 1941. His Science Club on Twitter: "VELCRO, an invention✨ which was underestimated until NASA🚀 used it in 1960 in its space program, was invented by accident by Swiss engineer George De'Mestral in 1941. His](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E-XU7uRUcAQoLLe.jpg)