Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory founded JanSport in 1967 with his future wife (Jan, the company’s namesake).

Then, when your arm ... backpack and a tote: simply pull up on the straps when you want to wear it on your shoulder, or pull down on both side straps to convert it into a backpack. Best for school ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

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HAMAMATSU--An unusual collaboration between a newspaper delivery shop and an eyewear accessory company here led to the development of "randoseru" school backpacks that can be used as makeshift ...

UNICEF is distributing urgently needed school supplies to help children displaced by violence get back to learning.

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 ...

“[I] saw about a dozen kids walking with their backpacks straddled under their arm from the straps ... backpacks are just one of the measures they take to ensure school safety.

In an email to parents, principal Dr. Rebecca Nicolas said the gun was found through the school's weapon detection system. The student who had the gun in their backpack was arrested and will be ...

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He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school ... stiff, one-size-fits-all wooden frames of traditional hiking backpacks.