Ashlyn Mundy
Silly Putty Wants You for the U.S. Army!
Illustration
2020
During WWII Japan had invaded countries that supplied rubber to the United states. In an effort to create a substitute, the US government funded multiple research projects to create a synthetic rubber, unfortunately none of the projects were successful. In 1943, an engineer named James Wright was trying to make a rubber substitute out of silicon, which was more widely available at the time. While experimenting, he created a gooey, bouncy putty that became an extremely popular children's toy, silly putty.
Work by
Ashlyn Mundy
Illustration
“My illustration thesis titled "Accidents Waiting to be Discovered" depicts the historical events of inventions that were discovered by mistake, and how they differed from the intended product....” [More]