I wouldn't say 'lost to the study of science', but I am certainly happy, too, that he has chosen magic as his creative outlet. However, I did hear from other friends of his that Lubor did create and invent in other fields outside of magic. But I don't know anything beyond that. Perhaps he stayed active as chemist and did innovate there as well?

I am so very sorry to hear this.

The man was a genius.

He left an amazing legacy.

May he rest in peace.

My memory of Lubor Fiedler was from a lecture he gave at Magic Live a few years ago, he talked about his creation of a vanishing brief case that used a fascinating method. It was quite ingenious. His creativity and thinking was inspirational.

I have a video of Lubor performing his vanishing brief case. I am working on a collection of historical Lubor Fiedler videos where this will be part of it.

Amazing man and magic creator. Much respect and R.I.P.

To celebrate Lubor's magical legacy, how about creating a list in this thread of many of the fine effects he created?

I'll start.

Gozinta Boxes (Inner Outer Boxes) revamped as Lubor's Gift.

Anyone else care to add to the list?

Good idea!
- Time Element Cylinders
- Chameleon Card Plus

Here is a list I created a while ago:

Lubor Fiedler Tenyo Tricks:
0. [~1968 Coin and Glass (T-33) without credit to Lubor Fiedler]
1. 1993 Parabox (T-161)
2. 1995 Invisible Zone (T-172)
3. 1996 Krazy Keys (T-178)
4. 1997 Impossible Pen (T-183)
5. 1998 Antigravity Rock (T-186)
6. 1999 Lubor’s Phantom Clock
7. 2000 Blue Crystal (T-198)
8. 2002 Lubor’s Ashtray
9. 2010 4-D Surprise (T-243)
10. 2011 The Third Eye (T-250)
11. 2011 Flying Carpet (T-251)
12. 2012 Card Surgery (T-255)

NON-TENYO MARKETED TRICKS
• Die-a-Bolic (Automat-2-Würfel)
• Trap Door Magic
• Master of Penetration
• Blue box magic (with deck of cards)
• Showstopper card
• Lifetime cigarette
• Liquid eyes
• Time element cylinders
• Flying color cards
• Gratisschulbuch - Free school book, Daydreams (Flipbooks)
• Chameleon cards Plus
• Acid Monte
• Glimm-Teufel
• Color changing lighter
• Red Hot Wire
• Super Intelligence
• Mini-Fog-Machine
• The bending candle (from Knoff-Hoff Show)
• “X-1” marked deck
• Spooky ball
• Black cut signature (signed card in middle of deck goes to top)
• Royal fantasy (Bro John Hamman’s Fantabulous effect)
• Snap finger flash
• Combusto
• Silver dream ball.
• Juggling cards
• Fifty-fifty color labels
• Incredi change (flap card)
• Mirror domino discovery
• Voodoo perforation
• Black cut signature (signed card in middle of deck goes to top)
• UFO Ashtray
• Gangster chip
• Bang Bill
• Halucino Box
• Contact dice
• Phantom Pen
• Brain Box
• 20 Second Change Card
• Roentgen Box
• Spin Gone

That's a great list, Chris. What a creator!

Would you have a link to Incredi-Change? I think I remember that one?

RIP LUBOR

R.I.P. to the great inventor.

RIP Lubor.....no one wants to lose their hero's

it's our job to make sure the legend goes on!

Working on that by doing a book.

Just realised that two of my favourite twisted works of mechanical genius were his too. R.I.P.

Just came across these Lubor Fiedler patents.

Interesting stuff!

http://patents.justia.com/inventor/lubor-fiedler

It looks like Lubor was originally thinking of using his 'Lubors Lens' as a stage illusion.

RIP...one of my heroes.

Does anyone know if the Luber documentary excists?

Don't think so. Just two videos that Lubor himself posted on YouTube. "Inside Lubor Fiedler's Brain."