Is the Frisbee inventor Walter Fredrick Morrison dies aged 90?”
It was perhaps the least useful spin-off of the Space Race. But Walter Fredrick Morrison watched his invention, the Frisbee, glide through more than 50 years of success before his death this week. Mr Morrison’s son announced last night that the former Second World War pilot had died on Tuesday at his home in Monroe, Utah.Walt Morrison said “old age caught up” with his 90-year-old father who was suffering from cancer. “He was a nice guy. He helped a lot of people,” he said. “He was an entrepreneur. He was always looking for something to do.”Mr Morrison’s great invention was the plastic flying disc, now known as the Frisbee, that was inspired by the flying saucers popularised in the 1950s.He sold the production and manufacturing rights to his “Pluto Platter” in 1957. Its name was later changed and sales have surpassed 200 million.The discs are now a staple on beaches and in parks across the world. Kay McIff, an attorney who represented Mr Morrison in a royalties case, said: “That simple
It was perhaps the least useful spin-off of the Space Race. But Walter Fredrick Morrison watched his invention, the Frisbee, glide through more than 50 years of success before his death this week. Mr Morrison’s son announced last night that the former Second World War pilot had died on Tuesday at his home in Monroe, Utah. Walt Morrison said “old age caught up” with his 90-year-old father who was suffering from cancer.
