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Austrian inventions and discoveries are objects, processes or techniques invented or discovered partially or entirely by a person born in Austria. In some cases, their Austrianess is determined by the fact that they were born in Austria, of non-Austrian people working in the country. Often, things discovered for the first time are also called "inventions", and in many cases, there is no clear line between the two.

The following is a list of inventions or discoveries generally believed to be Austrian:

Astronomy edit

Cosmic ray, discovery by Victor Francis Hess (nobel prize)

Chemistry edit

Alkaline battery by Karl Kordesch jointly co-inventor (together with Canadian Lewis Urry)

Cori cycle

Cori cycle by Carl Cori and Gerti Cori
Soman by Richard Kuhn (nobel prize), works on carotenoids and vitamins

Cuisine edit

Sachertorte

Geology edit

Continent Gondwana by Eduard Suess
Tethys Ocean by Eduard Suess

Information technology edit

Media, Film and Television edit

Slow motion by August Musger

Medicine edit

Main blood groups by Karl Landsteiner (nobel prize) co-discovered with Alexander S. Wiener
Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud
Rhesus factor by Karl Landsteiner
polio virus. co-discovered by Karl Landsteiner (with Constantin Levaditi and Erwin Popper)
Hand disinfection/washing hands by Ignaz Semmelweis
Aspergers Syndrome (Hans Asperger)

Military edit

Blow forward (Steyr Mannlicher M1894)
Glock, A brand of polymer-frame semi-automatic pistols
Salvator Dormus, first patented semi-automatic pistol
AUG type automatic weapons: Aug A1, Aug Hbar, Aug A2, Aug A3, somewhat famous Austrian rifles, Low recoil + good accuracy.