https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/10/15/tom-morey-inventor-of-the-boogie-board-dies-at-age-86/

Tom Morey would say he never set out to change the world, but his lightweight invention would ultimately allow millions of people the thrill of wave riding.

Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board and one of the most influential inventors in the sport of surfing, died on Thursday, Oct. 14. He was 86. The Boogie Board this year turned 50.