1. Otto Wichterle 27. October 1913 18. August 1998

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3.  He came from a wealthy (rich) family. His father Karel was co-owner of a successful farm-machine factory and small car plant but Otto chose science for his career.  After finishing high school in Prost ě jov, Wichterle began to study at the Chemical and Technological Faculty of the Czech Technical University. He graduated in 1936 and stayed at the university. Wichterle joined the research institute at the Bat’a works in Zlín and continued his scientific work   

4.  He was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention of modern soft contact lenses and synthetic fiber under the name silon.

5. …  In 1941, Wichterle's team invented the procedure to throw and spool polyamide thread thus making the first Czechoslovak synthetic fiber under the name silon. SILON

6. By late 1961 he succeeded in producing the first four hydrogel contact lenses on a home- made apparatus built using a children's building kit (Merkur). In year 1962 he built several new prototype machines using Merkur toys and he made 5,500 lenses. Merkur

7.   He was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention in year 1962 of modern soft contact lenses. CONTACT LENSES

8. Presentation created Matyáš Hroch.