The National World War II Museum posted this example of serendipity. In 1943, a Naval engineer named Richard James was trying to develop new kinds of springs to protect sensitive equipment from motion while at sea. One of the experimental springs fell off a shelf or table, and "walked" down a series of surfaces. Named by Mrs. James, the Slinky was born, and the rest is history. During the holiday season of 1945, the Gimbels department store let the couple demonstrate the toy. All 400 of the very first units were sold in thirty minutes. Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Birth Of The Slinky
The National World War II Museum posted this example of serendipity. In 1943, a Naval engineer named Richard James was trying to develop new kinds of springs to protect sensitive equipment from motion while at sea. One of the experimental springs fell off a shelf or table, and "walked" down a series of surfaces. Named by Mrs. James, the Slinky was born, and the rest is history. During the holiday season of 1945, the Gimbels department store let the couple demonstrate the toy. All 400 of the very first units were sold in thirty minutes. 
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