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Roy J. Plunkett

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Also known as Roy Joseph Plunkett

American chemist (1910–1994)

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Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1965-07-31

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Key facts

Born
( 1910-06-26 ) June 26, 1910, New Carlisle, Ohio , United States
Died
May 12, 1994 (1994-05-12) (aged 83), Corpus Christi, Texas , United States
Alma mater
Manchester University (Indiana) , Ohio State University
Known for
Teflon
Fields
Organic chemistry
Institutions
DuPont

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Encyclopedic overview

Roy Joseph Plunkett (June 26, 1910 – May 12, 1994) was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938.

Personal life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roy J. Plunkett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.