Dossier
Post-it Notes
Coverage of Post-it Notes in the Nexus archive.
- The history of Post-it Notes: how 3M scientists and choir practice led to the little yellow paper
Post-it Notes originated from 3M scientists Spencer Silver and Art Fry, with Silver developing an adhesive and Fry using it to solve a choir practice problem. The product, first sold in 1980, now sells nearly 100 billion annually.