George de Mestral, by the way, wasn't just the inventor of Velcro. He also received a patent for a toy plane at age 12 and went on to design a hygrometer (which measures air humidity) ...

De Mestral was an engineer and an inventor. Curious about the mechanism at work, he examined the stickers under a microscope. The burrs ended in tiny hooks that caught on Milka’s soft fur.

Velcro was invented in 1941 by Swiss engineer Georges de Mestral. After returning home from a hunting trip, he noticed a large amount of cockleburs stuck to his clothes and his dog’s fur.

In 1941, while taking a walk in the woods with his dog, Georges de Mestral found himself in a sticky situation: prickly, pointy burrs had hitched a ride on both his clothing and his pup. It was ...

De Mestral called the invention Velcro, from the French words VELours (“velvet”) and CROchet (“hook”). The trademark name was officially registered on May 13, 1958.

But that's precisely what happened in 1948 when Swiss engineer George de Mestral was on a hunting trip in the Alps. During this trip, de Mestral and his dog were subjected to the annoyances of ...

George de Mestral patented his nature-inspired fabric in 1955, calling it Velcro. Velcro is a combination of the French words “velours” and “crochet,” which translates to “velvet hook.” Astronauts use ...

– Georges de Mestral, 82, inventor of the Velcro closure strip – Charles Randall Bright, 51, executive director of Disney theme parks – Charles Sanders, 58, managing editor of Ebony magazine.

SOMERSWORTH — The concept of Velcro began in 1948 when Swiss engineer George De Mestral was walking his dog and cockleburs got caught on his pants. After looking at them under a microscope and ...