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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

9. Invention How was it invented?Why was it invented? Who invented it? What does it do? Who uses it? When was it invented?

10. How was it invented?Why was it invented? Who invented it? When was it invented? What does it do?Who uses it? Silly Putty James Wright 1944, During WWII Stretch it without breaking, snap it off cleanly, bounces higher than a rubber ball, floats, sinks, and lifts up comics! 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. Kids, adults, athletes, people recovering from strokes and other injuries, plumbers, and people trying to quit smoking.

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12. Background_____________________ Color __________________ Title font style __________ Size _________ Color ______________ Clip art ______________________ Picture ____________________ Text font style ___________ Size _________ Color ____________ Slide # ______ SILLY PUTTY _____________________ 1 Preset Peacock Preset Times Roman 44 Bold Yellow Web Pics of Silly Putty Times Roman28Yellow

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

14. Background_____________________ Color __________________ Title font style __________ Size _________ Color ______________ Clip art ______________________ Picture ____________________ Text font style ___________ Size _________ Color ____________ Slide # ______ SILLY PUTTY _____________________ 2 One Color Diagonal Down Blue Times Roman 44 Bold Yellow Web Pic of Silly Putty Times Roman28Yellow

15. 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