The Czech Republic and its capital city is a place that clearly punches above its weight when it comes to technological innovation and invention. Some of the major scientific discoveries and technological advances that have had a major impact on our lives were made by Czechs: Polarography (Jaroslav Heyrovsky), arc lamp (Frantisek Krizik), fingerprints, theory of cells (J.E. Purkyně), lightning conductor (Václav Prokop Diviš), ship’s propeller (Josef Ludvík František Ressel), blood types (Jan Janský), soft contact lenses (Otto Wichterle), etc.
