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  2. Stephanie Kwolek - Wikipedia

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    Stephanie Louise Kwolek (/ ˈkwoʊlɛk /; July 31, 1923 – June 18, 2014) was a Polish-American chemist best known for inventing Kevlar (poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide). Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years. [1][2] For her discovery, Kwolek was awarded the DuPont company's Lavoisier Medal for outstanding technical ...

  3. Margaret Morrison Carnegie College - Wikipedia

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    Stephanie Kwolek, the inventor of Kevlar, graduated from Margaret Morrison Carnegie College in 1946 with a B.S. in General Science (Chemistry). [3] Newbery Medal winning-author E. L. Konigsburg is a 1952 graduate of Margaret Morrison Carnegie College. [7]

  4. List of women innovators and inventors by country - Wikipedia

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    Marie Boivin (1773–1841), pelvimeter, vaginal speculum. Herminie Cadolle (1845–1926), brassiere. Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777–1866), Champagne riddling. Marie Harel (1761–1844), Camembert cheese. Martine Kempf (born 1951), voice activation system. Géraldine Le Meur (born 1972), digital innovation.

  5. List of female scientists in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014), American chemist, inventor of Kevlar; ... Joanna Maria Vandenberg (born 1938), Dutch solid state chemist and crystallographer;

  6. List of Carnegie Mellon University people - Wikipedia

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    Stephanie Kwolek (B.S. 1946), inventor of Kevlar, 1996 Mary Shaw (Ph.D. 1972), software architecture pioneer, 2012 Frank L. Stulen (1943), numerical control of machine tools , 1985

  7. List of presidents of Michigan State University - Wikipedia

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    Michigan State University President Start year End year Reference Joseph R. Williams: 1857 1859 [3]Lewis R. Fiske: 1859 1862 Theophilus C. Abbot: 1862

  8. List of Women in Technology International Hall of Fame ...

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    Stephanie L. Kwolek. Ruth Leach Amonette (1916–2004 [2]), IBM's first woman vice president (1943–1953) [3] Dr. Eleanor K. Baum (1940–), American electrical engineer and educator. First female dean of (Cooper Union) School of Engineering. [4] [5] First female president of the American Society for Engineering Education [6]

  9. Timeline of Polish science and technology - Wikipedia

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    Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist of Polish origin, who in 1965 created the first of a family of synthetic fibers of exceptional strength and stiffness. The best-known member is Kevlar , a material used in protective vests as well as in boats, airplanes, ropes, cables, and much more—in total about 200 applications.