Spencer Silver
Spencer Ferguson Silver III (February 6, 1941 – May 8, 2021) was an American chemist and inventor. He co-invented Post-it Notes with Arthur Fry.[1]
Spencer Silver | |
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Born | Spencer Ferguson Silver III February 6, 1941 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Died | May 8, 2021 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Arizona State University University of Colorado at Boulder |
Known for | Inventing adhesive for Post-it notes |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | 3M |
Thesis | Acenaphthene epoxides and related derivatives (1966) |
Silver died at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 8, 2021, from ventricular tachycardia.[2] He was 80 years old.[3]
References
- ↑ "About Post-it Brand". 3M. Retrieved January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Sandomir, Richard (May 13, 2021). "Spencer Silver, an Inventor of Post-it Notes, Is Dead at 80" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/business/spencer-silver-dead.html. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Painter, Kristen Leigh (May 13, 2021). "Co-inventor of Post-its, retired 3M scientist Spencer Silver, dies at 80". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 14, 2021.