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1943 was when Richard James came up with the idea for the toy called Slinky.
He invented the slinky because he accidentally knocked over a spring and saw what happened and it happened in the lab with his partner Betty.
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!
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Betty and Richard were working in their lab when Richard accidently knock over a spring and saw what happened.
1943 was when Richard James came up with the idea for the toy called Slinky.
Richard James and Betty James invented the slinky in 1945. http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/slinky.htm
He invented the slinky because he accidentally knocked over a spring and saw what happened and it happened in the lab with his partner Betty.
Richard James is known for inventing the slinky toy. The slinky was invented by Richard James in the 1940'sin Philadelphia.
Richard James invented the slinky
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1943 was when Richard James came up with the idea for the toy called Slinky.
Richard T. James is credited with invented the popular children's toy, the slinky. He invented it with his wife sometime in the early to mid 1940's, but the exact year is not known.
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!
Richard James, an engineer in Philadelphia PA
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