Earl L. Warrick

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Earl L. Warrick
Born
Earl Leathen Warrick

(1911-09-23)September 23, 1911
Butler, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 15, 2002(2002-11-15) (aged 91)
Loma Linda, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCarnegie Institute of Technology
Known forclaimed credit for creation of Silly Putty
AwardsCharles Goodyear Medal (1976)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry

Earl Leathen Warrick (September 23, 1911 – November 15, 2002) was an American industrial chemist at Dow Corning who is noted for his claim to being the inventor of Silly Putty.[1][2]

Warrick was the 1976 recipient of the Charles Goodyear Medal.[3] [4]

External links[]

  • Center for Oral History. "Earl L. Warrick". Science History Institute.
  • Bohning, James J. (16 January 1986). Earl L. Warrick, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James J. Bohning in Midland, Michigan on 16 January 1986 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry.

References[]

  1. ^ Glater, Jonathan D. (22 November 2002). "Earl L. Warrick, 91, a Dow Corning Creator of Silly Putty". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Roberts, Jacob (2015). "A Successful Failure". Distillations Magazine. Chemical Heritage Foundation. 1 (2): 8–9. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ^ Center for Oral History. "Earl L. Warrick". Science History Institute.
  4. ^ Bohning, James J. (16 January 1986). Earl L. Warrick, Transcript of an Interview Conducted by James J. Bohning in Midland, Michigan on 16 January 1986 (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry.
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