Richard T. James

For other people named Richard James, see Richard James (disambiguation).
Richard T. James
Born
Richard Thompson James

(1914-03-27)March 27, 1914
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJuly 13, 1974(1974-07-13) (aged 60)
Cochabamba, Bolivia
EducationWesttown School
Pennsylvania State University
Occupation(s)Engineer, inventor
Known forInventing the Slinky
SpouseBetty Mattas
Children6[1]
The Slinky spring toy, invented by Richard James

Richard Thompson James[2] (March 27, 1914 – July 13, 1974)[3] was an American naval engineer, best known for inventing the Slinky spring toy with his wife Betty James in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania in 1943.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference PABook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "MIT: Richard James". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 2003-03-02.
  3. ^ findagrave.com