The boo-boos that changed the world

Description:

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.

subjects: Johnson & Johnson,  Treatment,  Skin,  Medical innovations,  Wounds and injuries,  Juvenile literature,  Bandages and bandaging,  History,  Skin, juvenile literature,  First aid,  First aid in illness and injury, juvenile literature,  Medical technology,  Medicine, juvenile literature,  Industries, united states,  Industries, united states, juvenile literature

People: Earle Dickson (1892-1961)