Is there a quote by richard t. james?

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Is there a quote by richard t. james?

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Hmm, I don't have a quote, but I can tell you that he invented the Slinky® as an accidental by-product of World War II research and development, and transformed it into a hugely successful children's toy.

In 1943, engineer Richard James of greater Philadelphia was working in his home laboratory to invent a set of springs that could be used to support sensitive instruments on board ships and stabilize them even in rough seas. When he once accidentally knocked one of his springs off a shelf, James saw that, rather than flopping in a heap onto the floor, the spring "stepped" in a series of arcs from the shelf, to a stack of books, to a tabletop, to the floor, where it re-coiled itself and stood upright.

After repeated experiments proved the spring's now famous ability to climb down stairs, James' wife, Betty, realized the device's potential as a plaything. She also invented a name for it: the Slinky®. In 1945, the James' first exhibited their new toy, at the Gimbels Department Store in downtown Philadelphia. They sold 400 Slinkys® in 90 minutes---the start of a sensation that continues to this day.