Moss, Norway
The original VingCard lock was invented by Tor Sørnes, a Norwegian author, politician, and engineer. In 1950 Sørnes worked as a production planner at Christiania Staal &amp; Jernvarefabrikk in Moss, Norway, a factory which made locks and ice skates under the brandname Ving. In 1955 he became the factory's machine constructor and when the factory in 1960—as one of the first in the country—established a department of research and development, he became its director.