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Mechanical engineer Richard James invented the Slinky by accident. In 1943, he was working to devise springs that could keep sensitive ship equipment steady at sea. After accidentally knocking some samples off a shelf, he watched in amazement as they gracefully âwalkedâ down instead of falling.
Alexander Parkes was the inventor of Plastics   Born: 29 December 1813, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Died: 29 June 1890, West Dulwich, nr London, England **As a young â¦ man, Parkes was apprenticed to a brass founders. He later joined Elkington, Mason & Co. as manager of a casting department.