Leo Gerstenzang
Leo Gerstenzang · Technology & Engineering
Invented the cotton swab (Q-tips) in 1923, after watching his wife wrap cotton around a toothpick to clean their baby.
June 3, 1892, Warsaw, Poland — January 31, 1961
Warsaw, Poland
Leo Gerstenzang is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Invented the cotton swab (Q-tips) in 1923, after watching his wife wrap cotton around a toothpick to clean their baby.
Leo Gerstenzang was a Polish-born Jewish-American inventor and businessman. Around 1923, after watching his wife wrap wads of cotton around a toothpick to clean their baby, he devised a ready-made cotton swab and founded the company that became Q-tips. His simple hygiene product has since become a household staple used worldwide.
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Invented the cotton swab (Q-tips) in 1923, after watching his wife wrap cotton around a toothpick to clean their baby.
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