Norwegian IMPACT

Inventions, Milestones, Projects, Awards, Cool, Trends

Inventions Springer Dog Runner KinderZeat Serpent Sediment Sluicing	Jarlsberg cheese Cheese Slicer Television Whaling: the explosive harpoon	Opera Anir Vertical mouse
Milestones The discovery of Greenland by Eirik the Red The discovery of America by Leif Eiriksson	Norway becomes an independent kingdom in 1905	The discovery of oil in the North Sea Municipal self-government in the service of the welfare state
People Morten Harket	Arne Naess
Awards The Nansen Refugee Award, Formerly known as the Nansen Medal The Abel Prize Edvard Munch Award for Contemporary Art Peer Gynt Prize	Nidar chocolate wins European Candy Kettle Award North Legion SMX wins BrandNew Award	Norsk Design/ Norwegian Design Awards
Cool Biggest coin sale ever	Record for the longest single note in a song: held by Morten Harket, lead singer with group A-Ha. In "Summer Moved On" (2000) he holds a vocal note for 20.2 seconds.
Talents	Vebjørn Sand: Leonardo Bridge Project in Ås, Norway.	Snøhetta: Library of Alexandria in Egypt Snøhetta: Ground Zero Design in New York

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