Charles R Bard founded C R Bard, Inc. in New York City
In 1907, Charles R. Bard founded C. R. Bard in New York City. Bard’s first business involved importing…
In 1907, Charles R. Bard founded C. R. Bard in New York City. Bard’s first business involved importing…
In 1906, The J.E. Hanger Company was incorporated. James Edward Hanger was the first amputee of the American…
In 1995, Virginia H. Holsinger received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in Science & Engineering, presented by…
In 1905, James Hanger officially retired from the J.E. Hanger Company. Mr. Hanger was the first amputee of…
In 1901, Johnsonï¾ &ï¾ Johnson published the first First Aid Manuals, using proven best practices from leading physicians….
In 1899, Jean-Louis Provost and Frederic Batelli at the University of Geneva, Switzerland discovered that small electrical shocks…
On Jan. 5, 1896, an Austrian newspaper (Wiener Presse) reported that German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen had discovered a…
In 1894, Johnsonï¾ &ï¾ Johnson launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies. JOHNSON’Sï¾® Baby Powder goes…
On Mar. 8, 1888, The Utah Agricultural College (UAC), now known as Utah State University, was founded as…
In 1888, Johnson ï¾ & ï¾ Johnson published “Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment.” The book quickly became one the…
In 1888, the J.E. Hanger Company’s headquarters was relocated to Washington, D.C. James Edward Hanger was the first…
On Feb. 5, 1886, Dr. Arthur Wright who produced the first X-ray at Yale the previous year, published…
In 1886, three brothers, Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson, founded Johnsonï¾ & ï¾ Johnson…
On Jul. 26, 1881, Alexander Graham Bell used a metal detector in an attempt to locate a bullet…
In 1881, a trademark registration was added to the functions of the The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
In 1878, Siemens, now Sivantos,ï¾ developedï¾ the ï¾ Phonophor, the first ï¾ technicalï¾ solutionï¾ for ï¾ hearing ï¾ loss. The history of electrical…
On Jul. 31, 1790, Samuel Hopkins was issued the first patent under the new U.S. patent statute signed…
In 1285, spectacles were invented in Italy using convex lenses for the farsighted. The “Glasses Apostle” painting in…