ST. PAUL, Minn. — The man who invented the adhesive later used on Post-it Notes has died at his home in Minnesota. Spencer Silver died May 8 at the age of 80, according to a release from 3M. According ...
Of the duo that created 3M’s now-ubiquitous Post-it Notes, Spencer Silver was, quite literally, the glue. Silver, a chemist from Texas, created the adhesive that gives Post-it Notes their stickiness.