Multiple choice general knowledge

Who invented the Band-Aid?

  1. Charles Johnson

  2. Thomas Edison

  3. Alexander Graham Bell

  4. Earle Dickson
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Explanation

Earle Dickson invented the Band-Aid in 1920 while working as a cotton buyer for Johnson & Johnson. He created the prototype for his wife Josephine, who frequently cut herself while cooking. Johnson & Johnson began marketing Band-Aids commercially in 1924, and the product revolutionized minor wound care. The name 'Band-Aid' eventually became a generic trademark for adhesive bandages.

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