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1. Stephanie Kwolek (1923 - ) 2002

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   Sirs Discoverer.

   Stephanie Kwolek's love for science and math led her in unexpected directions. She is well-known for inventing a substance called Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests. Learn about Kwolek's childhood, ... Read more

   Stephanie Kwolek's love for science and math led her in unexpected directions. She is well-known for inventing a substance called Kevlar, used in bulletproof vests. Learn about Kwolek's childhood, her education, her career as a chemist and her invention of Kevlar. Several uses of this synthetic polymer are described. Read less

   Journal Article

2. Stephanie Kwolek 2006

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   Biography For Beginners Inventors.

   "Stephanie Kwolek was born on July 13, 1923, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania." (Biography for Beginners--Inventors) She was the inventor of Kevlar. Learn more about Kwolek's life, her inventions an... Read more

   "Stephanie Kwolek was born on July 13, 1923, in New Kensington, Pennsylvania." (Biography for Beginners--Inventors) She was the inventor of Kevlar. Learn more about Kwolek's life, her inventions and her home and family. Resources for more information are included. Read less

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3. Kevlar and Other Aramid Fibers 2018

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   Baker, Ian

   Fifty Materials That Make The World, pp. 101 - 104.

   The name poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue, which is presumably why Dupont gave it the much cooler commercial name of Kevlar. Kevlar was invented by Stephanie L... Read more

   The name poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue, which is presumably why Dupont gave it the much cooler commercial name of Kevlar. Kevlar was invented by Stephanie Louise Kwolek (1923–2014) and Paul Wintrop Morgan (1911–1992) at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for which US patent 3287323A “Process for the production of a highly orientable, crystallizable, filament forming polyamide” was awarded in 1966. It is produced by the condensation reaction between 1,4-phenylene-diamine and terephthaloyl chloride: the condensate, that is the chemical left over from the reaction, is hydrochloric acid. Mechanical drawing of the product produces Kevlar fibers. Kevlar can be considered one of a family of aromatic polyamide, which is usually contracted to “aramid”, fibers that include Nomex, Technora, Teijinconex and Twaron. Read less

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