Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who invented Contact Lens?

  1. Victor Hasselblad

  2. Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick

  3. George Westinghouse

  4. Augustin-Jean Fresnel
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Explanation

Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick, a German ophthalmologist, created the first contact lens in 1887. His glass scleral lenses were the first successful design, though they were heavy and could only be worn for short periods. Victor Hasselblad founded the camera company, George Westinghouse invented railway air brakes, and Augustin-Jean Fresnel was a physicist known for lens optics.

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