Inventor of Post-it Note adhesive made something people didn't know they needed, says wife
Spencer Silver, the inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M's best-known products, the Post-it Note, died May 8. He was 80.
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Posted: May 14, 2021 4:37 PM ET | Last Updated: May 14
Spencer Silver, the inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M's best-known products, the Post-it Note, died at his home in Minnesota on Tuesday, May 8.(3M via AP)
As It Happens6:32Inventor of Post-it Note adhesive made something people didn't know they needed, says wife
When Linda Silver and her husband Spencer first started seeing Post-it Notes on television, they'd give each other a little nudge. But as time went on, the couple got used to seeing them everywhere.