He invented the Frisbee, originally known as the Pluto Platter, out of a desire to make cake tins fly more smoothly when he threw them at people.
The name came from the Frisbie Pie Co., a California bakery whose empty tins he used to toss.
Friday, February 12, 2010
De Profundis: Walter Morrison
January 23, 1920 – February 9, 2010
Walter Fredrick Morrison died on February 9 aged 90.
He invented the Frisbee, originally known as the Pluto Platter, out of a desire to make cake tins fly more smoothly when he threw them at people.
The name came from the Frisbie Pie Co., a California bakery whose empty tins he used to toss.
He invented the Frisbee, originally known as the Pluto Platter, out of a desire to make cake tins fly more smoothly when he threw them at people.
The name came from the Frisbie Pie Co., a California bakery whose empty tins he used to toss.
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