Czech inventions

Sugar cube

(1843)



Breech-loader rifle

(1849)



Koh-i-noor snap

(1902)



Cubist architecture

(1910)



Kaplan turbine

(1912)



Tent with wooden sides

(1913)



Snowmobile Tatra V855

(1942)



Mechanic pencil Versatil

(1946)



Sobering-up Station

(1951)



Remoska

(1957)



Semtex

(1964)



Plasma pencil

(2006)



Nanofibres





The most famous czech fictional inventor of all time

Jára Cimrman is known to many in this country as perhaps the greatest Czech inventor, artist, explorer and musician of all time. He has been the subject of a dozen plays, which are frequently staged in a Prague theatre that is named after him. The plays aim to highlight the contribution of a man who many believe has never received proper recognition for his achievements.