Quick history
British entrepreneur
Edward Craven Walker had the idea for the
lava lamp in 1963 after watching a homemade egg timer, which was made
from a cocktail shaker filled with liquids, as it was bubbling on a
stove top in a pub.
He hired British inventor
David George Smith to develop the device
and the chemical formula required to put his idea into practice.
These two delt with a list of struggles such as dealing with patents,
being presented at tradeshows and then sold off to multiple companies in
the past 50 years.
Founder Edward Craven Walker remained a
consultant until his death in 2000 in the company called Mathmos that
still makes lava lamps in the original factory in Poole, Dorset, UK.
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