Richard Knerr
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Richard Knerr | |
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| Born | Richard Knerr 30 June 1925 |
| Died | 14 January 2008 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Inventor |
Richard Knerr (30 June 1925 – 14 January 2008) was an American inventor best known for marketing the Frisbee and Hula hoop.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Wham-O
[edit | edit source]In 1948, he co-founded the company Wham-O with Arthur Melin (nicknamed "Spud"). In 1957, an Australian visiting California told them offhand that in his home country, children twirled bamboo hoops around their waists in gym class. Knerr and Melin saw how popular such a toy would be, and soon they were winning rave reviews from school children for the hollow plastic prototype they had created.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- The Joy of Silly article in the New York Times
- Official Frisbee website by Wham-O, manufacturer of Frisbee brand flying discs
- Obituary in "The Guardian", 7 April 2008
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