John Barry

Deceased Person

1924 – 2009

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Who was John Barry?

John Steven Barry was an American business executive who popularized WD-40, a water-displacing spray and solvent that had been created in the 1950s for use in the space program and spread its use in the consumer market.

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Born
Aug 31, 1924
Education
  • Columbia University
  • Harvard University
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • University of Minnesota
Died
Jul 3, 2009

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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