Walter Zapp

Walter Zapp
Walter Zapp (2000)
Born4 September [O.S. 22 August] 1905
Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia)
Died17 July 2003(2003-07-17) (aged 97)
Binningen, Switzerland
NationalityGerman, British, Latvian
OccupationInventor
Employer(s)Valsts Elektrotehniskā Fabrika (VEF)
Minox GmbH
Known forInvention of Minox subminiature camera

Walter Zapp (Latvian: Valters Caps; 4 September [O.S. 22 August] 1905 – 17 July 2003) was a Baltic German inventor.[1] His best-known creation was the Minox subminiature camera.[2] Over the course of his life, he was granted over 60 patents.

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