Thus the permanent wave was born. Not content with his triumph, Nessler was busy on many another front. He patented more than a score of hairdressing devices (curlers, solutions, testing machines ...

It's now on the back of the new ¥1,000 banknote introduced last year. From the Japan Mint web site: The back depicts “Under the Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one of the most famous works by the ukiyo-e ...