Earle Dickson of Johnson & Johnson is the creator of band-aid. The creation arrived as a necessity, for his wife Josephine who would very often burn and cut herself when she would cook. In order to solve this minor issue Dickson came up with the concept of band-aid so that his wife could have the wounds dressed without any assistance. This concept was well appreciated by his employers J&J when presented to them, which led to the large-scale production and marketing of band-aid.
Band-aids in packs of 15 were available for just 2 cents; they were handmade and did not have much popularity back then. It was in the year 1924, when Johnson & Johnson invented a machine, which produced band-aids that were sterilized. It gained popularity during World War II when millions of these packs were shipped off overseas. Decorative style band-aids were introduced in the year 1951.
