https://www.pitara.com/tags/inventions-and-inventors/Recent content in Inventions and Inventors on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/who-invented-band-aid/Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:20:38 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/who-invented-band-aid/<p>What happens when you have a small wound? Just apply a small piece of sticky plaster with gauze (a loosely-woven cotton surgical dressing), or band-aid on it for a few days, and ta-da, your wound is healed!</p> <p>What a stupendous item this band-aid is! So ideal for accident prone people, whether adults or kids. Well it was exactly for this reason that Earle Dickson invented it. He did it for his wife, who though not into rough contact sports was nevertheless accident prone.</p>