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(1931- )
Born in Minnesota
Scientist employed by 3M
In 1974 tried to find a better way to bookmark pages in his church hymnal
Co-created with 3M scientist Spencer Silver Press'n'Peel Pads (1977)
Shortly thereafter renamed Post-it Notes
More than 600 Post-it Note products have been introduced
Inducted into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame (2002)

He didn't invent the actual adhesive that 'stuck readily, but not tightly' to surfaces (his colleague did).
The substance came about as a failed 3M experiment to invent waterproof adhesive.
He built a machine to produce the first pads at his house, but it became so large that when it was time to move it to 3M, his basement wall needed to be removed.
Test markets in 1977 showed mixed reaction to the notes and management had doubts it would be a success.
He claims his idea 'didn't make me rich, but it did make me happy.'

He came from a humble background and received his early education in a one-room rural schoolhouse.
When 3M saturated the business market in Boise (called the 'Boise blitz') with free samples of his product in 1978, a whopping 90% of folks said they would buy it.
When introduced en masse in 1980, Post-it Notes became an immediate smash.
Several Fortune 500 CEOs, including Lee Iacocca, wrote to express how much they loved the product.
Post-it Notes have been named on several lists as 'top product of the decade.'
One college student did his thesis about his invention and a few artists have created entire murals of colored Post-It Notes.
He was given credit by name for the invention in the 1997 movie 'Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.'

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