Please answer the following question: Facts:     - birth place: czarnków    - birth date: 3 december 1923   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of adam słodowy .
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adam slodowy , -lrb- born 3 december 1923 in czarnków -rrb- is a prominent polish inventor , author , and tv host .between 1959 to 1983 , he hosted and produced a long-running sunday morning tv show for children in poland , entitled `` zrób to sam '' -lrb- `` do it yourself '' -rrb- .in 505 episodes the show taught its viewers how to make various toys and contraptions - from mini airplanes to working radios - with simple and everyday supplies , as children 's toys in poland in the years following wwii were difficult to come by .adam slodowy was born in czarnków , poland .during the german occupation -lrb- 1939 -- 44 -rrb- he first worked in a factory and then , in 1944 , joined the polish army .between 1950-58 adam taught at the college of air defense artillery in koszalin and at the military technical academy .he was awarded the rank of major .after leaving the army , adam devoted his life to the popularization of inventing , engineering , and building which led him to develop a career in tv from 1959 on .he authored books ranging from technical how-to 's to fiction novels , both for children and adults .several of his books have been translated to other languages and have collectively sold over 15 million copies worldwide .adam wrote a popular polish animated tv cartoon `` pomyslowy dobromir '' -lrb- `` the inventive do-gooder '' -rrb- .in 1972 adam was awarded the order of the smile , an international honor bestowed by children upon adults whom they greatly respect and admire in all types of industries and organizations .adam slodowy currently resides in warsaw , poland with his wife bozena .he is now retired , but continues to do tv appearances and various advertising campaigns .he has two sons ; wojciech , a physician residing in chicago , usa , and peter , a mathematician and physicist residing in melbourne , australia .