Frisbee inventor Walter Frederick Morrison Dies Aged 90

Walter Frederick Morrison conceived and developed his aerodynamic plastic disc in the 1950s, and hundreds of millions have been sold worldwide since.Frisbee's history, Phil Kennedy said Mr Morrison and his future wife, Lu, got the idea from playing with a metal cake pan on the beach in California.They originally called it the Pluto Platter and sold them at local fairs.The platter's novel aerodynamic shape allowed it to hover briefly or travel long distances surprisingly, kept aloft by its rotation.In 1957 Mr. Morrison sold the rights to the California firm Wham-O, Which discovered that youngsters were calling the toy a "Frisbie" after the name of a well-known pie. The company changed the spelling To avoid trademark infringement and the Frisbee was born.On the official website Frisbee, Wham-O paid tribute to Mr. Morrison, who was known as Fred.Read More Story,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8512198.stm

Frisbee inventor Walter Frederick Morrison Dies Aged 90