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Eugen Fick Biography and Timeline

Follow Eugen Fick through 1 dated historical records for Switzerland.

Eugen Fick, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1887–1887Years on this page

1887

Invention of Contact Lenses

Science / Technology

Eugen Fick, a Swiss physician, publishes the results of experiments with glass lenses that fit over the entire eye, the first contact lenses

Records, sources and methodology

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