Science
10 accidental discoveries that changed the world
Slinky
Year: Early 1940s
Country: USA
Researcher: Richard James
Episode: During his work at William Cramp and Sons shipyards in Philadelphia, he was shocked when unintentionally thumped one of the springs from a rack and looked as the spring “ventured” in a progression of bends to a pile of books, to a tabletop, and to the floor, where it re-looped itself and stood upstanding. This episode propels him towards the reality finding and as result ‘Smooth’ was found.