15 Facts About Arthur Fry

Arthur "Art" Fry was born on August 19,1931 and is an American inventor and scientist.

Arthur Fry is credited as the co-creator of the Post-it Note, an item of office stationery manufactured by 3M.

Arthur Fry received his early education in a one-room rural schoolhouse.

In 1953, while still enrolled in undergraduate school, Arthur Fry took a job at 3M as a new product development researcher.

Arthur Fry worked in new product development throughout his career at 3M until his retirement in the early 1990s.

Arthur Fry earned a BS in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota in 1955.

That year, Arthur Fry attended a seminar which was given by another 3M scientist, Spencer Silver, on a unique adhesive Silver had developed in 1969.

Arthur Fry sang in his church choir, and he used slips of paper to mark the pages of his workbook.

The next day, Arthur Fry requested a sample of the adhesive.

Arthur Fry began experimenting, coating only one edge of the paper so that the portion extending from a book would not be sticky.

Arthur Fry experimented with writing notes to his boss, which broadened his original concept into the innovative Post-it Note product.

Arthur Fry is a member of 3M's Carlton Society and Circle of Technical Excellence.

Arthur Fry was mentioned in the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion as the true inventor of Post-its.

Post-it Note inventor Arthur Fry participated in the panel which was curated by current MOMA head of design Paola Anton.

In 2010, Art Arthur Fry was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.