Silly Putty; An Inventive Accident

1. Silly Putty; An Inventive Accident • A Power Point by Heide Fry

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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 child’s toy

5. 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

6. 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

8. 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?

9. 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.

10. Slide # ______ STORY BOARDS Background_____________________ Color __________________ Title font style __________ Size _________ Color ______________ Clip art ______________________ Picture ____________________ Text font style ___________ Size _________ Color ____________

11. SILLY PUTTY _____________________ Slide # ______ 1 Background_____________________ Color __________________ Title font style __________ Size _________ Color ______________ Clip art ______________________ Picture ____________________ Text font style ___________ Size _________ Color ____________ Preset Peacock Preset 44 Bold Times Roman Yellow Web Pics of Silly Putty Times Roman 28 Yellow

12. Silly Putty; An Inventive Accident • A Power Point by Heide Fry

13. SILLY PUTTY • _____________________ • _____________________ • _____________________ • _____________________ • _____________________ Slide # ______ 2 Background_____________________ Color __________________ Title font style __________ Size _________ Color ______________ Clip art ______________________ Picture ____________________ Text font style ___________ Size _________ Color ____________ One Color Diagonal Down Blue 44 Bold Times Roman Yellow Web Pic of Silly Putty Times Roman 28 Yellow

14. 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