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Richard Gurley Drew

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American inventor (1899-1980)

United StatesJournalistsLived 1899 to 1980 · aged 81
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Richard Gurley Drew was an American inventor who worked for Johnson and Johnson, Permacel Co., and 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he invented masking tape and cellophane tape.

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2007National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1899 to 1980 · aged 81
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