Operation Game

Image 1. Prototype of Operation "The box that sparked and made noise,” created by University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana Sophmore John Spinello for a class project in 1962.

John Spinello created the game “The Box that Sparked and Made Noise,” also know at “Operation” in 1962 at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana as a sophomore class project. He later sold the paten of the game to an inventor firm for $500.00 and the promise of a job with the company. The firm latter sold the patent rights to Milton Bradley and latter to Hasbro. Since 1962, the game has undergone a series of transformations from its early stage as a metal box. As seen above in image 1 to an interactive fun filled game as seen below in image 2.

Image 2. “Operation” Improved upon by Milton Bradley.

Work Cited

Wood, P. (2014, November 12). World is discovering 'Operation' creator. Retrieved November 16, 2014, from http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-11-12/world-discovering-operation-creator.html (Image 1 and 2).

Aerosol Whip Cream

Image 1 of Instant Cream Whip Canisters and Cream

“Instantwhip” 1930 was invented at the University of Illinois Champaign Urban during the depression, by graduate student in the Chemistry Charles Getz a student of Professor George Frederick Smith. Charles Getz found that milk would foam if CO₂ was forced into it and the pressure released. This led to the realization of compressing whip cream into container under pressure.

Image 2 Instantwhip

Getz found that the CO₂ altered the taste of the whip cream after numerous experiments he discovered that nitrous oxide was the solution to the problem, because it did not change the taste of the whip cream like carbon dioxide. This led to the evolution of instant whip cream in a can. Professor G. Frederick Smith then used his patented method to create Instantwhip Foods.

Work Cited

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://www.chemistry.illinois.edu/about/illini_chemists/smith.html

Instant Cream Whip Canisters and Cream. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=4129 (Image 1)

WHIPPED CREAM? (2013, December 19). Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://illinois.edu/blog/view/1561/108019

Charles Getz and the Instant Cream Whip Machine. (n.d.). Retrieved November 17, 2014, from http://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/?p=digitallibrary/digitalcontent&id=4128 (Image 2)