Who invented Velcro?

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George de Mestral May 05 06, 10:45 AM

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The hook and loop fastener was invented in 1948 by Georges de Mestral, a Swiss engineer. The idea came to him after he took a close look at the Burdock seeds which kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur on their daily walk in the Alps. De Mestral named his invention "VELCRO" after the French words velours, meaning 'velvet', and crochet, meaning 'hook'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro May 05 06, 11:00 AM

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