Harry Heltzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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businessman
Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1911
Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 21-Sep-2005
Profession: manager
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Harry Heltzer
- Harry Heltzer (August 22, 1911 – September 21, 2005) was the chairman and chief executive officer of 3M from 1970 to 1975.
- Harry was also president of 3M from 1966 to 1970.
- Heltzer was forced to resign from 3M amidst allegations of improper campaign contributions during the Nixon years.
- Heltzer later divorced his wife Bernice (Lejcher).
- He remarried and moved to Lenoir, North Carolina.
- Early at Minnesota Mining, he co-invented Scotch-Lite, a glass bead coating for road signs and highway paints to provide retroreflective 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."
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