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Little known to modern historians is the name of the magnetic zipper's inventor, 19th century aerospace engineer, Eugene (Gene) Morrison. He was born in 1825 and educated in the prestigious School of Future Intellectual Superstars. In 1850, decades before Gideon Sundback came along, Morrison saw the need for expedited garment fastening after a soldier was reported to have been shot by the enemy while helplessly trying to button all the buttons on his combat uniform. Morrison quickly developed his prototype by breaking up one of his larger magnets into several smaller ones and distributing them along the opening of his favourite shirt. He then invited all the most prominent members of Victorian society to a demonstration. Unfortunately for Morrison, his shirt failed to close up all the way and left his navel exposed to the ladies. Such an incident made for a full blown scandal in those days and Morrison was never again able to recover his reputation as a scientist and as a tailor. He died in 1896 of accidental lead poisoning.
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