Earle dickson+biography

Earle Dickson

Inventor of the adhesive bandage
Date of Birth: 10.10.1892
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Earl Dickson: Inventor of the Band-Aid
  2. Invention of the Band-Aid
  3. Introduction to the Market
  4. Band-Aids® Rise to Popularity
  5. Sterilization and Longevity
  6. Legacy and Impact

Earl Dickson: Inventor of the Band-Aid

Early Life and Inspiration

Earle Dickson was born in 1892 in Grandview, Tennessee.

Meet the American who invented Band-Aids: cotton buyer and ...

Information about his early life is scarce, but it is known that he married Josephine Frances Knight in 1917. Josephine's frequent kitchen-related finger injuries inspired Dickson to develop a practical and effective wound dressing.

Invention of the Band-Aid

Dickson, who worked as a cotton buyer for Johnson & Johnson, ingeniously created the first Band-Aid by cutting gauze strips and adhering them to adhesive tape.

He added a strip of fabric to prevent the tape from sticking together and rolled the strips into a spool for Josephine's convenience.

Introduction to the Market

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