Cats Eyes Road Inventor

Fascinating 1960s documentary on Yorkshire eccentric Percy Shaw - the inventor of Cats Eyes.

Cats eyes road inventor. Both are non-negotiably creepy. Get premium high resolution news photos at Getty Images. Intelligent cats eyes latest developments His invention and patent of 1935 for two self- cleaning glass and metal beads.

When the device is driven over the rubber dome simply sinks down below the surface of the road. The name cats eye comes from Shaws inspiration for the device. Natures inventiveness often inspires human innovation as in the well-known case of hook-and-loop fasteners.

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Enabling vehicles to travel in the dark the fog and during the blackout of World War II whilst helping to save numerous lives on the UKs roads the invention of the cats eye is credited to Percy Shaw. The light reflecting from the eyes of a cat. Percy Shaw inventor of the cats eyes road safety device supervising the production of the component parts in his factory in Boothtown Halifax.

In 1934 he developed the reflective cats eye to help drivers follow the road in darkness or fog. The inventor called them cats eyes because thats where he got the idea from. Glenda Shaw Glenda Shaw shared the story of Percy Shaw inventor of the reflecting road studs we call Cats Eyes with Hebden Bridge Local History Society and showed how he became a Yorkshire icon.

On a foggy Yorkshire night 85 years ago the shine of a cats eyes was his Eureka moment Percy Shaw inventor of the cats eye road safety device outside his factory in Boothtown Halifax. British inventor Percy shaw created many gadgets but he is most widely recognized for his contribution to road safety. Percy Shaw was a British businessman and inventor.