Betty and Richard were working in their lab when Richard accidently knock over a spring and saw what happened.
Betty James, the wife of the inventor of the slinky, Richard James, passed away in 2008 at the age of 90.
The slinky was invented by Richard James in 1945 when he accidentally knocked over a coiled spring and saw how it "walked" down some books. Recognizing its potential as a toy, he and his wife Betty developed the idea further and introduced the slinky to the market.
No one discovered it... The Slinky was an accident. Richard James was working on something when one of his springs fell to the ground. He saw how the spring didn't stop moving, and came up with an idea for a new toy. Richard James, using a different kind of spring, recreated that movement.
Richard James invented the slinky in 1943. The idea for the slinky came about when he accidentally knocked over a spring and noticed how it moved in a slinking manner. He later developed it into the popular toy we know today.
The slinky was invented in 1943 by Richard James.
Betty James, the wife of the inventor of the slinky, Richard James, passed away in 2008 at the age of 90.
Richard James and Betty James invented the slinky in 1945. http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/slinky.htm
It was invented by Richard James, in year 1943
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
Richard James is known for inventing the slinky toy. The slinky was invented by Richard James in the 1940'sin Philadelphia.
1943 may 3
Richard James invented the slinky
The slinky was invented by Richard James in 1945 when he accidentally knocked over a coiled spring and saw how it "walked" down some books. Recognizing its potential as a toy, he and his wife Betty developed the idea further and introduced the slinky to the market.
No one discovered it... The Slinky was an accident. Richard James was working on something when one of his springs fell to the ground. He saw how the spring didn't stop moving, and came up with an idea for a new toy. Richard James, using a different kind of spring, recreated that movement.
According to Wikipedia, the slinky was first introduced in the US by Richard James between 1943 - 1945, when it first became a "hit". See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky#Creation
1943 was when Richard James came up with the idea for the toy called Slinky.
Richard James invented the slinky in 1943. The idea for the slinky came about when he accidentally knocked over a spring and noticed how it moved in a slinking manner. He later developed it into the popular toy we know today.