The Adhesive Nobody Wanted
In 1968, a chemist named Spencer Silver was working in a 3M laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota, trying to develop a super-strong adhesive. Instead, he...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24.
In 1968, a chemist named Spencer Silver was working in a 3M laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota, trying to develop a super-strong adhesive. Instead, he produced the opposite — a gentle, low-tack glue that stuck to surfaces but peeled away cleanly. His colleagues shrugged. Management passed. For six years, Silver wandered the hallways of 3M, pitching his "failed" adhesive to anyone who would listen.…
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