| | 3m · The Design Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | In 1925 Richard G. Drew, a young lab assistant, invented masking tape. |
 | | 3M is a diversified technology company with a worldwide presence in the following markets: consumer and office; display and graphics; electro and communications; health care; industrial; safety, security and protection services; and transportation. |
 | | 3M is a global enterprise characterized by substantial intercompany cooperation in research, manufacturing and marketing of products. |
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