![George de Mestral, inventor of VELCRO® fasteners. The burrs on him and his dog after a hike in the Swiss Alps inspired him to… | Velcro fasteners, Fasteners, Velcro George de Mestral, inventor of VELCRO® fasteners. The burrs on him and his dog after a hike in the Swiss Alps inspired him to… | Velcro fasteners, Fasteners, Velcro](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/71/79/b2/7179b2e375f2930499dcb6ce215af060.png)
George de Mestral, inventor of VELCRO® fasteners. The burrs on him and his dog after a hike in the Swiss Alps inspired him to… | Velcro fasteners, Fasteners, Velcro
Celesta, IIT Patna - Story #7: Velcro Inventor: George de Mestral Year: 1941 What happened: In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral went for a hike in the Alps with his dog.
GaudeteGaudete on Twitter: "@alyssaharad It's a wonderful quote, isn't it! Here are some more burdock burrs from this evening.... Apparently burdock burrs inspired the Swiss inventor George de Mestral to create Velcro
![WORLDKINGS - On This Day - September 13, 2018 - Swiss inventor George de Mestral is granted a patent for what would become known as Velcro in 1955 - Worldkings - World Records Union WORLDKINGS - On This Day - September 13, 2018 - Swiss inventor George de Mestral is granted a patent for what would become known as Velcro in 1955 - Worldkings - World Records Union](http://worldkings.org/userfiles/upload/images/modules/news/2018/9/12/0_1_mmCgU6dVhA0h2ecV8edomQ.png)