Fred Morrison's wonderful invention, the Frisbee

Fred Morrison died on Tuesday at the age of 90, one of those people you may never have heard of, but really should have.

Morrison invented the Frisbee.

Since millions of these and other flying discs have been sold since the 1950s, it's perhaps a bit humbling to discover, though, that even though throwing a Frisbee well is a skill that can be acquired, nobody has pinned down all the details of the science involved.

Morrison, born in Richfield, Utah, said the inspiration for the Frisbee went back ...