Bob Smith, the founder of Smith Optics who invented the...

25 May 2012

Bob Smith, the founder of Smith Optics who invented the modern double-lens, anti-fogging ski goggle, died last month at the age of 78. A former orthodontist, he developed the goggle in the 1960s because as an avid skier, he was constantly frustrated with fogged-up goggles. He founded the company in ...

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