Doubtful, but he did invent the Venetian blind.
Why do you think that it is called the Venetian Blind?
“He was said to be a Venetian and brought to earth as a baby. He may have invented a communication device to talk with other beings in space.”
“Doubtful, but he did invent the Venetian blind.”
Have you not seen movies where someone signaled a confederate using a Venitian blind and Morse code? Communications device???? Hmmmmm...