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Spencer Silver's Death

Born (Birthday) February 6, 1941

Death Date May 8, 2021

Age of Death 80 years

Cause of Death Ventricular tachycardia

Profession Chemist

The chemist Spencer Silver died at the age of 80. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Chemist whose development of a re-usable adhesive led to the co-invention of the Post-It Note in 1974. He won 3M’s highest honors for his contributions to engineering and research.

He and his wife, Linda Anne Martin Silver, married in 1965. The couple’s two daughters, Allison Anne Silver and Jennifer Lynne Silver, were born in 1966 and 1969, respectively.

How did Spencer Silver die?

Silver received a heart transplant in 1994. He died at his home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on May 8, 2021, from ventricular tachycardia. He was 80 years old.