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Color photo of Stephanie Kwolek. She wears a blouse with a batik patter. Her hair is still in a short bob, but is graying. Kwolek wears large, yellow rubber gloves and is holding a large pipette full of milky white fluid up to the camera.

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  1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 31-Jul-2024 13:58:21 UTC Robert McNees Robert McNees

    Chemist Stephanie Kwolek was born #OTD in 1923.

    She invented Kevlar, used in high-strength / low-weight applications like body armor and airplane parts. She also invented the Nylon Rope Trick demo!

    Images: DuPont/Stephanie Kwolek

    In conversation about 4 months ago from mastodon.social permalink
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