In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passing of Johnson & Johnson founder Robert Wood Johnson in 1910, this is one of several posts looking at the earliest years of Johnson & Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson as our first … Continue reading
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- Early Products 36
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- New Brunswick 28
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Category Archives: Local Interest
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passing of Johnson & Johnson founder Robert Wood Johnson in 1910, this is one of several posts looking at the earliest years of Johnson & Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson as our first … Continue reading
A Design Classic! 1. What do BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages have in common with the @ symbol on your computer keyboard? They’re both part of the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Here’s the … Continue reading
The old Temple Radio Plant in Chicago It’s 1933 — the depths of the Great Depression. The economy is struggling, the U.S. has a staggering 25% unemployment rate, and the New Deal legislation is in its early stages. Most of … Continue reading
This July marks the third anniversary of the Kilmer House blog. The first post went up on July 12, 2006 – the first-ever blog post on the first-ever blog for Johnson & Johnson. And now, three years later, to celebrate … Continue reading
What did Johnson & Johnson have in common with Robert Livingston, one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence? Give up? They both ran steamboats on the Raritan River in New Brunswick. And here’s another fact: Livingston’s tenure as … Continue reading
Artist’s Rendering of the First Johnson & Johnson Building The beginning of January 2009 marks 123 years since James Wood Johnson got off a New York to Philadelphia train in New Brunswick, New Jersey to rent space for a new … Continue reading
In 1934, Johnson & Johnson built a new plant in Central New Jersey for the Company’s newest affiliate company, Personal Products Company. What did that plant have in common with the recently completed Empire State Building? It certainly wasn’t height. And … Continue reading
Frederick Barnett Kilmer Fred Kilmer, the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer from 1889 to 1934, took his role as a scientist, writer, guardian of public health and educator of the public very seriously. But he was not against ever so subtly … Continue reading
Hmmm…it seems Kilmer House is back to the water theme this week. So, here goes: How did a serious water shortage in the Nineteen-teens end up benefiting the residents of New Brunswick? And what did Johnson & Johnson have to … Continue reading
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