- Earle Dickson
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nationality = American
birth_date =10 October 1892
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death_date =21 September 1961
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institutions =Johnson & Johnson
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significant_projects =BAND-AID adhesive bandages
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significant_awards =Earle Dickson (
10 October 1892 —21 September 1961 ) was an Americaninventor best known for creatingBAND-AID brand adhesive bandages.Dickson was an employee at the
Johnson & Johnson company. His wife often cut herself while doing housework and cooking. Dickson found that thegauze stuck to a wound with tape didn't stay on her active fingers. In 1920, he took the gauze and placed it in the center of the tape and covered it withcrinoline to keep it sterile and safe. James Johnson, his boss, liked his idea and decided to put it into production. In 1924, Johnson & Johnson installed machines to mass-produce Dickson's one-time homemade bandages. Following the commercial success of his design, Dickson was promoted to Vice President of the company.External links
* [http://www.band-aid.com/brandHeritage.jsp The story as told by Johnson & Johnson]
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