It was 100 years ago, today, that Georges Claude received his patent for the neon sign.
Georges had an eventful life. He was French inventor and known as the "Edison of France".
He was honored wherever he went until World War II came along. He sided with the Germans who occupied France and worked for them during the war. After the war, he was stripped of all of his honors and sent to prison.
He died, by the way, on my birthday, May 23, 1960.
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