Inventions and Inventors
Tupperware was invented by Earl Silas Tupper. It was the start of the "party marketing"; it also helped women earn money outside of the home, and continue enjoying freedoms they felt from working during WWII.
Silly Putty was a non-toxic putty that was developed in a government-sponsored lab in response to the rubber shortage during WWII.
Velcro was invented in 1948 by a Swiss electrical engineer named George de Mestral as a replacement for zippers.
The Frisbee was originally a round, metal cake pan discovered by Walter Morrison, a building inspector. He then saw the interest shown by possible consumers. They showed interest and offered 25 cents for this cake pan he and his wife were passing around on the beach. In 1948, Morrison started production on plastic discs that he renamed “Flying Saucers” to cash in on the ever-growing interest and reports of UFOs.
Slinky, AKA "Lazy Spring", was invented accidentally by Naval engineer named Richard James trying to develop springs that could support and stabilize sensitive instruments aboard ship. He knocked one of the springs off a shelf and watched it "step" off the shelf.
First Cell Phone was proposed in 1947 by AT&T. It was a type of two way radio. The concept of the came from car phones.
Jukebox, or the Nickel-in-the-Slot machine, was invented in 1889. Louis Glass and William S. Arnold, placed a coin-operated Edison cylinder phonograph in the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
Silly Putty was a non-toxic putty that was developed in a government-sponsored lab in response to the rubber shortage during WWII.
Velcro was invented in 1948 by a Swiss electrical engineer named George de Mestral as a replacement for zippers.
The Frisbee was originally a round, metal cake pan discovered by Walter Morrison, a building inspector. He then saw the interest shown by possible consumers. They showed interest and offered 25 cents for this cake pan he and his wife were passing around on the beach. In 1948, Morrison started production on plastic discs that he renamed “Flying Saucers” to cash in on the ever-growing interest and reports of UFOs.
Slinky, AKA "Lazy Spring", was invented accidentally by Naval engineer named Richard James trying to develop springs that could support and stabilize sensitive instruments aboard ship. He knocked one of the springs off a shelf and watched it "step" off the shelf.
First Cell Phone was proposed in 1947 by AT&T. It was a type of two way radio. The concept of the came from car phones.
Jukebox, or the Nickel-in-the-Slot machine, was invented in 1889. Louis Glass and William S. Arnold, placed a coin-operated Edison cylinder phonograph in the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.