Wallace Carothers
American organic chemist (1896–1937)
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- Born
- 1896-04-27
- Died
- 1937-04-29
- Works
- 1
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- Charlie Chaplin's Comic Capers, Series 1, No. 315
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Wallace Hume Carothers (/kəˈrʌðərz/; April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937) was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon.
Carothers was a group leader at the DuPont Experimental Station laboratory, near Wilmington, Delaware, where most polymer research was done. Carothers was an organic chemist who, in addition to first developing nylon, also helped lay the groundwork for neoprene. After receiving his Ph.D., he taught at several universities before he was hired by DuPont to work on fundamental research.
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