The inventor of the iconic children's toy Etch A Sketch has died at age 86. According to the Toy Industry Association, André Cassagnes died in his home outside a suburb of Paris on January 16th. Born on September 23rd, 1926, Cassagnes came upon the idea for the drawing device in the 1950s. The company he worked for utilized aluminum powder in its production process. Cassagnes removed a translucent decal from the face of a light switch plate he was installing, and made several marks on the decal — only to discover they were visible from the other side. The Etch A Sketch works in a similar fashion; aluminum powder inside the device coats the translucent face, while users control a stylus that scrapes the powder away, creating the lines...
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