A German teacher and inventor, Oskar Picht, born on May 27, 1871, to his parents, Master Baker Wilhelm Picht and Hermine, has very little, if any, information regarding his family besides his parents’ and wife’s names.
Having done so remarkable work during his lifetime, all his achievements and legacy of his career have obscured the detail about his personal life.
Moreover, from the available information we can conclude the fact that he married Margarete Charlotte Conrad on April 24, 1902, and with her he had three children whose information is also kept away from public eyes till date.
Besides Oskar Picht’s own family, he invested his time equally or even more towards the blind people for their education, developing the first Braille typewriter.
Google is celebrating Oskar Picht’s achievements today with a doodle!
Pursuing the passion of teaching, right after his schooling Picht became a teacher in Marienthal for three years, then in Bahn in the district of Greifenhagen.
From the very starting of his career, he was aware of the fact that he wanted to do something in the area of education for the blind people.
Following that thought, Picht took all the necessary training and developed the first usable German braille sheet-fed machine in 1899 and received the first utility model on May 6, 1901.
Google on today, 23rd September,2024, released a doodle in the honor of Picht and his contributions, because on this very day in 1907 Picht received a gold medal at the International Typewriter Exhibition in Venice for his achievements.
This invention was and is still considered as a revolution which helped the blind people who couldn’t get education due to their special abilities, that’s the reason why it is celebrated till the date.
Apart from this, Picht was the first German to give a radio lecture on the blind in 1924 and made the first film for the blind, Our Blind and Their World. The dedication and the hard work he showed while helping and supporting the blinds through his work are worth appreciating and celebrating.
Additional Information
- Oskar Picht, a renowned inventor, passed away at the age of 74 on 15 August 1945, leaving all his legacy and achievements behind to the world.
- Oskar Picht’s final resting place is in the cemetery of the Brandenburg municipality of Nuthetal in the Bergholz-Rehbrücke district, where only an honorary gravestone stands today.
- During his lifetime, Picht got many awards including ‘Gold medal’ at the International Typewriter Exhibition in Venice, Cross of Merit for War Blind Aid and many more.
