German Inventions

Created the famous company Adidas in the 1920s with his brother Rudi Dassler.

• Adolf Dassler

• Albert Einstein

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Hans Riegel

Changed the way people all over the world view space and time, with his Theory of Relativity.

• Adolf Dassler

• Albert Einstein

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Hans Riegel

Invented the first printing press with movable type in 1450, revolutionizing printing by making it simpler and more affordable.

• Adolf Dassler

• Albert Einstein

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Hans Riegel

Invented the gummy bear in 1922 and opened a candy company called HARIBO.

• Adolf Dassler

• Albert Einstein

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Hans Riegel

This company developed the first pain remedy with minimal side effects, called Aspirin.

• Steinway

• Levi's

• Bayer

• Porsche

This company currently provides more than 95% of the world's concert halls with their nine-foot long Model D concert grand pianos.

• Steinway

• Levi's

• Bayer

• Porsche

A man patented the idea of using copper rivets at the stress points of sturdy work pants and went on to creating this company.

• Steinway

• Levi's

• Bayer

• Porsche

Not only founded the high-performance sports car firm, but also created the Volkswagen Beetle in the 1930s.

• Steinway

• Levi's

• Bayer

• Porsche

The chip card was developed by these people in 1969.

• Jürgen Dethloff & Helmut Göttrup

• Karl Benz & Gottleib Daimler

• Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner & Fritz Strassmann

• Alfred Ritter & Clara Göttle

In 1886 these German inventors made humankind mobile with a motor-driven tricycle and a motorized carriage.

• Jürgen Dethloff & Helmut Göttrup

• Karl Benz & Gottleib Daimler

• Otto Hahn, Lise Meitner & Fritz Strassmann

• Alfred Ritter & Clara Göttle