Over a century after its invention, the paper hole punch has become a staple of offices and schools worldwide, offering a simple organizational tool to keep stray documents in check. From its humble ...

Tuesday’s Google Doodle celebrates the 131st anniversary of the day Friedrich Soennecken filed a patent for what would soon become arguably the sleekest, most elegant example of applied physics known ...

The next time you walk into a Staples, give thanks to Friedrich Soennecken. During the late 1800s, the German inventor patented inventions for both a ring binder and the two-hole punch, thus paving ...

Today’s Google Doodle marks the 131st anniversary of the invention of the hole punch. Who knew that the hole punch was 131 years old? Who knew that the hole punch had an anniversary? Well, Google did ...

The Google Doodle for November 14th celebrates the history of the hole punch, on the office stationery item’s 131st birthday. Appropriately, for an office item that punches two holes in paper, the ...