1943 was when Richard James came up with the idea for the toy called Slinky.
The slinky was invented in 1943 by Richard James.
Richard James invented the slinky accidentally while working on springs for naval equipment during World War II. He noticed how a spring fell off a shelf and "walked" down instead of toppling over, inspiring the idea for the slinky toy.
Betty James, the wife of the inventor of the slinky, Richard James, passed away in 2008 at the age of 90.
James Richard invented the slinky in 1943. He came up with the idea while working as a naval engineer and developed the toy out of tension springs.
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 and Betty James invented the slinky in 1945. http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/slinky.htm
Richard James is known for inventing the slinky toy. The slinky was invented by Richard James in the 1940'sin Philadelphia.
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Richard James invented the 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.
1943 was when Richard James came up with the idea for the toy called Slinky.
The slinky was invented in 1943 by Richard James.
Richard James invented the slinky accidentally while working on springs for naval equipment during World War II. He noticed how a spring fell off a shelf and "walked" down instead of toppling over, inspiring the idea for the slinky toy.
Richard James, an engineer in Philadelphia PA
Betty James, the wife of the inventor of the slinky, Richard James, passed away in 2008 at the age of 90.
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