© 2024 WYPR
WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore WYPF 88.1 FM Frederick WYPO 106.9 FM Ocean City
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Remembering Spencer Silver, An Inventor Of The Post-It Note

We remember one of the inventors of the Post-it Note. Spencer Silver died last weekend at the age of 80.

An adhesive he created was a total failure for aircraft construction, but on the back of a piece of paper, it was a miracle.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.