Silly Putty An Inventive Accident

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Silly Putty An Inventive Accident

• A Power Point by Heide Fry

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Who Invented Silly Putty?

• Invented by James Wright
• Engineer at General Electric
• Peter Hodgson bought the production rights for
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• He renamed it Silly Putty
• Packaged it in plastic eggs

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Why Was It Invented?

• The government needed a rubber substitute
• Asked big companies to have their engineers and
  scientists try to develop rubber from silicon

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How Was It Invented?

• James Wright spilled boric acid into silicon
• Not a good rubber substitute
• General Electric sent it to scientists
• Peter Hodgson renamed it
• Packaged it in eggs
• Sold it as a childs toy

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What Does It Do?

• Pretty unique substance
• Stretches yet snaps
• Bounces higher than a rubber ball
• Floats yet sinks
• Holds shape when struck with a hammer yet can be
  smashed
• Can pick up comics from a newspaper

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Who Uses It?

• Children
• Adults
• People recovering from strokes and other injuries
• Athletes to build hand and arm strength
• Zookeepers to lift animal tracks
• People trying to quit smoking
• Dry Cleaners

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Inventions That Worked
How was it invented?
Why was it invented?
Invention
Who invented it?
When was it invented?
What does it do?
Who uses it?
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Inventions That Worked
How was it invented?
Why was it invented?
Wright mixed silicon oil with boric acid. It was
not a good substitute for rubber, and for a
while, no one could think of a use for it.
Government wanted a rubber substitute made of
silicon. So they asked big companies to have
their engineers work on it.
Silly Putty
Who invented it?
When was it invented?
James Wright
1944, During WWII
What does it do?
Who uses it?
Stretch it without breaking, snap it off cleanly,
bounces higher than a rubber ball, floats, sinks,
and lifts up comics!
Kids, adults, athletes, people recovering from
strokes and other injuries, plumbers, and people
trying to quit smoking.
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Silly Putty An Inventive Accident

• A Power Point by Heide Fry

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Who Invented Silly Putty?

• Invented by James Wright
• Engineer at General Electric
• Peter Hodgson bought the production rights for
  147
• He renamed it Silly Putty
• Packaged it in plastic eggs