Inventor of the Disposable Culture: King Camp Gillette

Inventor of the Disposable Culture: King Camp Gillette 1855-1932 (Short Lives)

King Camp Gilletteâ€™s disposable safety razor revolutionized a time-consuming chore and made its creator a very rich man. In this incisive biography, Tim Dowling examines the contradictions at the heart of the razor king, a socialist utopian who fulminated against the evils of capitalism in his radical tracts, while at the same time zealously embracing his role as the father of the disposable economy.

Inventor of the Disposable Culture: King Camp Gillette 1855-1932 (Short Lives)