Spencer Silver was working in a company lab in 1968 when he discovered a unique adhesive formula Author: Associated Press Updated: 2:56 PM EDT May 13, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn.
Editor s note: The video above was published October 2018.
The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M s best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died, according to the company and his published obituary.
Spencer Silver was 80 and died May 8 at his home, the family s obituary said.
Silver was working in a company lab in 1968 when he discovered a unique adhesive formula, according to 3M. The adhesive allowed notes to be easily attached to surfaces, removed and even re-posted elsewhere without leaving residue like other glues.
Spencer Silver earned 37 patents during his time at 3M.
May 13th, 2021
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M s best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died, according to the company and his published obituary.
Spencer Silver was 80 and died May 8 at his home, the family s obituary said.
Silver was working in a company lab in 1968 when he discovered a unique adhesive formula, according to 3M. The adhesive allowed notes to be easily attached to surfaces, removed and even re-posted elsewhere without leaving residue like other glues.
Silver looked for several years for a practical use for the adhesive, calling it a “solution waiting for a problem to solve.” In 1974, his colleague Art Fry came up with the idea of using the adhesive to prevent paper bookmarks from falling out of his hymnal when he sang in church.
Spencer Silver, an Inventor of Post-it Notes, Is Dead at 80
He created the adhesive that lets the small, square notes stick to surfaces. They became one of the most ubiquitous office products ever conceived.
Spencer Silver, left, was a chemist at 3M when he created the adhesive that lets Post-it Notes adhere to surfaces as easily as they’re peeled off. His 3M colleague Art Fry, top right, figured how to use it to create the office pad.Credit.via 3M
Published May 13, 2021Updated May 14, 2021
Spencer Silver, a research chemist at 3M who inadvertently created the not-too-sticky adhesive that allows Post-it Notes to be removed from surfaces as easily as they adhere to them, died on May 8 at his home in St. Paul, Minn. He was 80.
Spencer Silver was working in a company lab in 1968 when he discovered a unique adhesive formula Author: Associated Press Updated: 2:56 PM EDT May 13, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn.
Editor s note: The video above was published October 2018.
The inventor of the adhesive used on one of 3M s best-known products, the Post-it Note, has died, according to the company and his published obituary.
Spencer Silver was 80 and died May 8 at his home, the family s obituary said.
Silver was working in a company lab in 1968 when he discovered a unique adhesive formula, according to 3M. The adhesive allowed notes to be easily attached to surfaces, removed and even re-posted elsewhere without leaving residue like other glues.