...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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| 6558630 | Dosing unit and a method of continuous introduction of liquid solution samples into a system A device and method of continuous introduction of liquid solution samples into a system from a chamber containing the solution.... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6481051 | Vertical rotation shaft assembly for swing-arm type door A vertical rotation shaft assembly for a swing-arm type door having a door plane and a cylinder for actuating the door includes an upper rotational shaft extended from the cylinder as a piston rod and a lower rotational shaft inserted into an edge of the ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 4527914 | Mounting assembly for a shaft This shaft mounting assembly includes a fixed support providing a pair of spaced, downwardly depending support members having inwardly extending, axially aligned pins attached thereto. The assembly also includes a bearing member, receiving the shaft in ro... | 07/09/1985 |