Kilmer House

It’s as iconic and familiar as a Coca-Cola bottle, Levi’s jeans or, well, JOHNSON’S® Baby Powder.  From the Jazz Age to the 1990s, it was in virtually every American household and in many households around the world.  After people finished the product, they kept the package and repurposed it for many other uses….and people still keep and collect them today.  What is it?  A BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages tin! As readers of this blog know, BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages were invented in 1920 by a young employee, cotton buyer Earle Dickson.  He combined two early Johnson & Johnson prod

This year – 2014 – is the 350th birthday of New Jersey.  The year-long celebration focuses on three major themes that run through New Jersey’s history:  innovation, diversity and liberty.  (Why those three themes?  New Jersey has brought an incredible amount of innovation to the world; it was one of the most diverse of the original thirteen colonies and retains that diversity today; and the state played a large role in the creation of the United States.)  As part of the 350th anniversary activities, The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is conducting a public survey to choose the greatest innovat

The inventor of the commercial electric light bulb.  The innovators behind the personal computer.  The inventor of the telephone.  The Hollywood movie star who pioneered technology that made wireless communication possible.  The botanist who revolutionized American agriculture.  And now, Johnson & Johnson’s Earle Dickson.  What do all of them have in common?  They have been inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame! The National Inventor’s Hall of Fame honors individuals whose inventions have made the world a better place, while celebrating the rich innovation history of the Unite