Sun, 14 Feb 2010

Remembering the Frisbee Inventor

I daresay there are few left on Planet Earth who have not seen or thrown a Frisbee or one of it's many knockoffs... how many inventors can claim this kind of impact? Offhand I can think of Edison, Westinghouse, Ford, Kilby and a few others... that's pretty august company for a toymaker. RIP

Walter Fredrick Morrison, the Frisbee inventor, died this week. His simple sports innovation – a plastic, aerodynamic disc – has become one of the most popular toys in American history, uniting beachgoers, college kids, and competitive teams for half a century.

(link) [Christian Science Monitor]

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