Looking back at Artur Fischer’s achievements, it’s often noted that he held 1,110 patents－seven more than Thomas Edison.
His interest in patents began from frustration at the refusal of a photographer to take a picture of his daughter due to low light. He developed and patented a flash system that coordinated the light with a camera shutter. He also developed a toy system for building, Fishertechnik Building Blocks for Life.
“I am interested in any problem to which I can provide a solution.”
Artur Fischer
His most significant economic contribution, however, relates more to hanging pictures than taking them－the ubiquitous Fischer wall anchor. U.S. Pat. 3,174,387. The company formed around this patent remains a major supplier of fasteners to this day. You can find his fasteners in hardware stores everywhere. Sometimes it is the inventions of what we take for granted as an everyday object that makes the most impact.