#31: Silly Putty
As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. And wartime has a way of creating many necessities. For instance, during World War Two, America’s rubber supply was interrupted, making it hard to generate vehicle tires. James Wright of the General Electric Company was tasked with developing a synthetic alternative.
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One of the alternatives he came up with was easily moldable and bounced on the floor. It was totally unsuitable for making tires, but eventually, it was sold worldwide as the toy that we now know as Silly Putty.
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