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How an Experiment to Amplify Light in Hospital Operating Rooms Led to the Accidental Invention of the Snow Globe
In September 2024, I toured the Original Viennese Snow Globe Factory and Museum in Vienna’s 17th district. Erwin Perzy III, spokesperson of the multigenerational family business, led me through ...
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Snow Globes Weren't Originally Designed To Be Decorations For Christmas
The inventor of the snow globe was Erwin Perzy I. He was a tradesman who built and repaired surgical instruments for physicians in Vienna. In 1900, he was tasked with finding an affordable way to ...