Inventor's Day

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In several parts of the world, an Inventor's Day is celebrated.

1 Argentina
2 Europe
3 United States
4 External links

[edit] Argentina

The Inventors' Day (Spanish: Día del Inventor) in Argentina has been celebrated since 1986 and is held yearly on September 29, the birthday of the inventor of the ballpoint pen, László József Bíró.

[edit] Europe

The Inventors' Day (German: Tag der Erfinder) in the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland is celebrated on November 9, the birthday of the inventor and Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr whose main invention was the Frequency-hopped spread spectrum.

The day was proclaimed by Berlin inventor and entrepreneur Gerhard Muthenthaler. According to the website of the organisation it intends to pursue the following goals:

Encourage people towards their own ideas and for a change to the better
Remind people of forgotten inventors

[edit] United States

In recognition of the enormous contribution inventors make to the nation and the world, the Congress, pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 140 (Public Law 97 - 198), has designated February 11, the anniversary of the birth of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison who had over 1,000 patents, as National Inventors' Day.