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In the 20th century, the disposable diaper gradually evolved through the inventions of a few deviating people
- In 1942, a Swedish composition clique familiar as PauliStróm created the first disposable diaper using sheets of tissue placed inside rubber pants.
During the 1950s, companies such as Kendall, Parke-Davis, Playtex, and Molnlycke entered the disposable diaper market. In 1956, Procter & Gamble began researching disposable diapers. Vic Mills, along with his feat group including William Dehaas, both men who worked for the company, invented "Pampers" while searching for a higher quality Adult Diapers compound to use.