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Google Doodle Celebrates - Oskar Picht for his contribution On this day in 1907, Picht received a gold medal at the International Typewriter Exhibition in Venice for his achievements. Picht was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1871. Following the completion of his education, he promptly commenced a career as an educator and subsequently developed a profound interest in the field of education for the visually impaired. To further his understanding of this discipline, he attended the State Institute for the Blind in Berlin-Steglitz for a duration of two years. In 1899, he successfully created his inaugural braille writer, for which he obtained a patent in 1901. After several decades of enhancements and modifications, he was awarded an additional patent for this invention in 1932. The improved device featured six keys, each capable of producing different combinations of depressed dots, thereby enabling the indentation of sheets of paper. In addition to his inventiveness, Picht was a staunch a...