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Where was the slinky inventor born?
Well Betty James and Richard James were the inventors of the slinky... sooo they must have been born in hollydasburg.. thats where the slinky was originally from soo they must have been born there
Where was Richard james born?
Richard T. James was an American engineer, best known for being the inventor of the popular spring toy 'Slinky' in 1940, which received the popular nickname from his wife Betty. He was born the 1st of January of 1914.
How was the slinky invented?
The slinky was invented by mistake. Richard James dropped a spring on the floor and it began to move by itself. Thus the slinky was born!
When was Richard James the inventor born?
1914
When was Richard Pockrich - inventor - born?
Richard Pockrich - inventor - was born in 1690.
When was Richard Adams - inventor - born?
Richard Adams - inventor - was born on 1954-12-08.
When was James Russell - inventor - born?
James Russell - inventor - was born in 1931.
When was James Chalmers - inventor - born?
James Chalmers - inventor - was born in 1782.
When was James Kay - British inventor - born?
James Kay - British inventor - was born in 1774.
Who invented the slinky?
The inventor of the slinky is Richard James, who had help from his wife, Betty James. Richard James was an engineer employed by the Navy. In 1943, while working on anti-vibration technology, a torsion spring fell of the table. The movement of the spring caught his eye, and the idea for the Slinky was born. He told Betty, "I think I can make a toy out of this." Betty searched for the perfect name, she found it in the dictionary - Slinky: graceful, sinuous, and sleek. In 1945, after years of working to find the right balance of metals for the spring and engineering the equipment to produce it, Richard and Betty took 200 Slinkies to Gimbel's Department store in Philadelphia. Worried that the toy might not catch on, Betty convinced a friend to buy the first one. They had no need to worry. Slinkies were a giant hit. They sold all 400 slinkies in 90 minutes. Richard and Betty James then founded the James Spring and Wire Company, which later became James Industries. In 1948, the opened a factory in Philadelphia, to manufacture their toy. For a while, both the business and the James family enjoyed success. However, in the 1960s, Richard James experienced a "religious awakening" and joined a Bolivian cult. He donated his wealth to his newly found religion, bankrupted his company, and left his wife and six children, including an infant for Bolivia. He told Betty that she could either run the company or sell it; he didn't care. Faced with the difficult challenge of becoming the breadwinner of a large family during a time that women were expected to remain at home and care for the children, Betty James took the helm of James Industries as its CEO. Through strength, intelligence, hard work, and sheer willpower, Betty James rescued the company and the Slinky from ruin. She relocated her family and company from Philadelphia to her hometown of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Under the care of Betty James, the Slinky was revitalized. Betty began an advertising campaign with the famous jingle, "It's a Slinky. It's a Slinky. Fun for a girl or a boy." But she didn't stop there. Betty James expanded the Slinky family by inventing new toys, which include Crazy Eyes, Slinky Jr., and Slinky Pets, including the ever memorable Slinky Dog, who was featured in the films Toy Story and Toy Story 2. In 2001, Betty James became the second woman to be inducted in the the Toy Hall of Fame.
When was Richard James Wilkinson born?
Richard James Wilkinson was born in 1867.
When was James Richard Poole born?
James Richard Poole was born in 1932.
