Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...
Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.
He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.
Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students ...