...that in the early 1940s GE engineer James Wright was charged with a task of utmost importance to the war effort: develop a cheap substitute for rubber that could be used to produce tires, gas masks and a whole host of military gear. Wright tackled the task diligently -- and wound up inventing Silly Putty.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3959874 | Method of forming an integrated circuit assembly A method of forming an integrated circuit assembly is disclosed. The method comprises selectively treating a surface of a carrier to delineate a pattern thereon capable of receiving a metal deposit. The pattern is contacted with a conductive lead of an in... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3950142 | Lead assembly for semiconductive device An improved lead assembly adapted for utilization in a semiconductor device having a glass envelope, an electrical device positioned within said envelope having at least one end surface, said lead assembly comprising a metallic seal member adapted for ext... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3945111 | Metallization system for semiconductor devices, devices utilizing such metallization system and method for making devices and metallization system A metallization system for metallurgically bonding a semiconductor die to metallic conducting slugs as terminals at the same time, and at the same temperature, that a surrounding glass sleeve is hermetically sealed to the conducting slugs for forming a ze... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3934336 | Electronic package assembly with capillary bridging connection An electronic package assembly comprising a substrate having a central recess in which a semiconductor chip can be mounted. A narrow inclined groove is cut into the edge of the recess and extends from the recess bottom to the location of a screen-printed ... | 01/27/1976 |