James Wright

James Wright was an engineer at General Electric who invented Silly Putty in 1943. The invention of Silly Putty happened by accident. During World War II, the United States couldn't obtain natural rubber from Asian suppliers, who gathered it from rubber trees. Faced with a shortage of raw material, American scientists searched for other materials to use in truck tires and soldiers' boots. James Wright, an engineer at General Electric, was working with silicone oil-a clear, …

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