Mikhail Kalashnikov
This celebrity goo was created by player Mike Eberhart.
Scott Hardie provided the source image, gooed image, category, and difficulty, wrote the clue, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Monday, July 23, 2001 (part of Round XIV)
category: 
Inventions
clue: He invented the submachinegun (and the AK-47 in 1949), but didn't get a patent until recently.
explanation: It is important to note that Scott was confused by a web site where he did research for this goo. The site, dedicated to Kalashnikov and his many firearms, reported the four facts given in the clue: That Kalashnikov invented the submachinegun, he invented the AK-47, he invented the AK-47 in 1949, and he did not get a patent on the gun until a few years prior to this goo going online. Two of the facts were disputed by players: Aaron Fischer claimed that Germans, not Russians, invented the submachinegun. Dan Donovan claimed that the AK-47 was invented in 1947, not 1949. more…
solved by: Denise Sawicki, David Mitzman, Aaron Fischer, Kelly Lee, Anna Gregoline, Kelly Stokes, Amir H. Sufyani, Edward Tegge, Jeff Flom, Dan Donovan, Brannan Conrad, Joel DeClue, and Gabriel Moran
trivia: This goo was part of Round Fourteen, in which each goo was selected by a player. This goo was chosen by Mike Eberhart, who submitted Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov as the inventor of the AK-47. Perhaps Scott should have asked him to write the clue. :-)
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