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The DPMA congratulates its neighbour, the Deutsches Museum: 100 years ago, on 21 October 1923, the world's first projection planetarium was presented there. The inventor was Walther Bauersfeld, who filed a patent application in 1922 for his "device for projecting celestial bodies onto a spherical projection screen".
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Imagine you are driving in your car through a city on a busy road and every few yards, unexpectedly, a dustbin comes rolling onto your lane of traffic. You have to evade each dustbin immediately and avoid jeopardising another road user. Does this sound unrealistic to you? Well, this is just about what is happening in space nowadays.
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He was the first and best performer of James Bond: Sir Sean Connery, who celebrates his 90th birthday on 25 August. Connery has a love-hate relationship with the role of the secret agent who became an icon of pop culture. "James Bond" - armed with industrial property rights and secret weapons - stands for one thing above all else: a lot of money.
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There are few symbols that are known all over the world and are understood everywhere. The "peace sign" is one of them. The famous symbol was invented 64 years ago. These days it can be seen very often again.
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Last updated: 5 June 2025
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