Bob Smith dies at 78; inventor of fog-resistant ski goggles
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 00:21
in Earth & Climate
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.