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Ski goggle and sunglasses pioneer Bob Smith dies at 78
KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — Robert Earl "Bob" Smith, an orthodontist whose passion for skiing deep powder snow helped turn him into a goggle and sunglasses pioneer, has died of complications related to heart surgery.
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Bob Smith, ski-goggle pioneer, dies at 78
An orthodontist whose skiing passion helped turn him into a pioneer of goggle and sunglasses has died of complications related to heart surgery. Robert Earl "Bob" Smith was 78.Smith's family ...
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Ski goggle pioneer Bob Smith dies at 78
Robert Earl "Bob" Smith, an orthodontist whose passion for skiing deep powder snow helped turn him into a goggle and sunglasses pioneer, has died of complications related to heart surgery.Smith's ...
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Idaho ski-goggle pioneer dies at 78
After frustrating goggle-fogging experiences while skiing, Smith in the 1960s used dental tools and foam to create a double-lensed ski goggle whose inner lens was protected from the cold.
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Bob Smith dies at 78; inventor of fog-resistant ski goggles
An orthodontist and ski enthusiast, Smith used dental tools to create the first product of what became Smith Optics. He quit his dental practice. At his kitchen table, orthodontist Bob Smith tried to solve a problem that dogged him on the ski slopes in the early 1960s by using dental tools and foam to fashion prototypes of fog-resistant goggles.
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'Bob' Smith, ski goggles pioneer, dies
KETCHUM, Idaho - Robert Earl "Bob" Smith, an orthodontist whose passion for skiing deep powder snow helped turn him into a goggle and sunglasses pioneer, has died of complications related to heart surgery. He was 78.
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Ski-gear guru Bob Smith dies
The skiing world lost a pioneer last week when Robert Earl Smith, founder of Smith Sports Optics based in Ketchum, died of heart failure in California last week at the age of 78.
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