Harry Heltzer

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Harry Heltzer (August 22, 1911 – September 21, 2005) was the Chairman & Chief Executive Office of 3M from 1970 to 1975. Harry was also President of 3M from 1966 to 1970. Harry was forced to resign from 3M amidst allegations of improper campaign contributions during the Nixon years. Harry later went on to divorce his wife Bernice (Lejcher). He remarried and moved to Lenoir, North Carolina. Early on at Minnesota Mining, he co-invented scotch-light, which was a glass bead coating used on road signs and highway paints to provide a reflective illumination.

Heltzer was inducted into the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation Hall of Fame in 2012. He is recognized by ARTBA for his work at 3M with reflective coating and being known as the "father of reflective materials."[1]

References

  1. American Road and Transportation Builders Association. Harry Heltzer. Accessed on October 8, 2015.


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