The boo-boos that changed the world
The boo-boos that changed the world
About this book
1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson worked for Johnson & Johnson and had a klutzy wife who often cut herself. The son of a doctor, Earle set out to create an easier way for her to bandage her injuries. Band-Aids were born, but Earle's bosses at the pharmaceutical giant weren't convinced, and it wasn't until the Boy Scouts of America tested Earle's prototype that this ubiquitous household staple was made available to the public.
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- OL Work ID
- OL19731246W
Subjects
Johnson & JohnsonTreatmentSkinMedical innovationsWounds and injuriesJuvenile literatureBandages and bandagingHistorySkin, juvenile literatureFirst aidFirst aid in illness and injury, juvenile literatureMedical technologyMedicine, juvenile literatureIndustries, united statesIndustries, united states, juvenile literature