Better Than Sliced Bread
German Scientists & Inventors
Exhibition Open: August 29 - October 24
DANK Haus Treffpunkt Gallery
From bread sliced by machine to the invisible rays that transformed medicine, German-speaking innovators have helped shape the modern world in remarkable ways.
Better Than Sliced Bread: German Scientists & Inventors explores the groundbreaking discoveries, inventions, and ideas of German, German-American, Austrian, and other German-speaking scientists and innovators. Meet the people whose curiosity, creativity, and ingenuity changed how we live, work, communicate, travel, and understand the world around us.
Discover the stories behind Otto Rohwedder, inventor of the bread-slicing machine; Hedy Lamarr, whose pioneering work helped lay the foundation for modern wireless technology; Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, whose temperature scale became a household standard; Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, whose discovery of X-rays revolutionized medicine; Karl Benz, a pioneer of the automobile; Levi Strauss, whose denim invention became an enduring part of American culture; and many more.
From Gutenberg to Geiger, jeans to sliced bread, this exhibition celebrates the men and women whose ideas turned imagination into innovation—and whose discoveries continue to shape our everyday lives.
Come discover just how much of the modern world has German-speaking roots. You may be surprised by how many things we simply couldn’t imagine living without!
This exhibition will be open From August 29 - October 24 in the 1st Floor DANK Treffpunkt Gallery.
This exhibition was supported by:
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