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    What substance did Dr. Klaus Maertens utilize to pioneer his first air-cushioned sole in Germany, 1945?

    Question #108784. Asked by BRY2K. (Sep 13 09 9:14 AM)


    serpa

    		'Klaus Märtens was a doctor in the German army during World War II. While on leave in 1945, he injured his ankle while skiing in the Bavarian Alps. He found that his standard-issue army boots were too uncomfortable on his injured foot. While recuperating, he designed improvements to the boots, with soft leather, and air-padded soles. When the war ended and some Germans looted valuables from their own cities, Maertens took leather from a cobbler's shop. With that leather he made himself a pair of boots with air-cushioned soles." We now know these shoes as Doc Martens.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Martens

    Sep 13 09, 11:22 AM

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