
15 January 1885
On 15 January 1885, Paul Nipkow received German Patent No. 30105 for an “Electric telescope”, later known for the Nipkow disk for mechanical television scanning.

On 15 January 1885, Paul Nipkow received German Patent No. 30105 for an “Electric telescope”, later known for the Nipkow disk for mechanical television scanning.

On 12 January 1932, Siemens-Schuckertwerke secured German Patent No. 567 906 for Wilhelm Klement’s plug and socket concept that became Schuko, a design that most people recognise instantly but rarely think about.

On 10 January 1934, German Patent No. 590 783 was granted to Albert Einstein and Rudolf Goldschmidt for an apparatus for sound reproduction devices.