Category:Round & Parrott blue plaque unveiling

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English: Unveiling of a blue plaque commemorating Harold Round & Arthur Parrott and their patent of a design for an airbag. The patent was applied for in 1919 and granted in 1920. The plaque was unveiled by Professor Iain Chapple, Head of the University of Birmingham’s School of Dentistry, and Professor Jonathan Reinarz, Director of The History of Medicine Unit at the University. The unveiling took place at Birmingham Dental Hospital - it is intended to erect the plaque on the exterior of the hospital in the coming weeks.