Stephanie Kwolek
Polish-American chemist
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Stephanie Louise Kwolek was a Polish-American chemist who is known for inventing Kevlar. Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years. She discovered the first of a family of synthetic fibers of exceptional strength and stiffness:... Wikipedia
Born: July 31, 1923, Pittsburgh, PA
Died: June 18, 2014 (age 90 years), Wilmington, DE
Known for: Invention of Kevlar
Parents: John Kwolek and Nellie Kwolek
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