Next time you raise a glass, do so with a word of thanks to the memory of Fred Morrison. Credited with inventing the Frisbee (Pluto Platter), Fred died today at his home in Utah of lung cancer. He was 90.<br /><br />From his obituary: "...After serving as a fighter-bomber pilot during World War II and enduring 48 days as a POW in a German stalag, Mr. Morrison went to work as a carpenter. But he never lost sight of his flying-cake-pan entrepreneurial dreams. <br /><br />In the 1950s, he designed an aerodynamic disc made of plastic. The nation was then caught up in UFO fever; Mr. Morrison called his invention the Pluto Platter and marketed it at fairs in California by dressing up as an astronaut. Hula Hoop manufacturer Wham-O Mfg. took notice of the Pluto Platter's brisk sales and bought the rights in 1957, renaming it "Frisbee" when an executive noticed Ivy Leaguers' penchant for tossing around pie pans from the Frisbie Pie Co<br /><br />RIP, Fred. The world's been a lot more fun thanks to you. <img src="http://www.iamwhois.com/uploads/smil3dbd4e4c2e742.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.iamwhois.com/uploads/smil3dbd4daabd491.gif" alt="" />