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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 ...
Children. Norma and Albert Jr. Marie Van Brittan Brown (October 30, 1922 – February 2, 1999) was an American nurse, her husband Albert L. Brown, an electronics technician. In 1966 they invented an audio-visual home security system [1][2] That same year they applied for a patent for their security system. It was granted three years later in 1969.
Mary Engle Pennington (October 8, 1872 – December 27, 1952) was an American bacteriological chemist, food scientist and refrigeration engineer. She was a pioneer in the preservation, handling, storage and transportation of perishable foods and the first female lab chief at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Kevlar (para-aramid) [2] is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed by Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont in 1965, [3][2][4] the high-strength material was first used commercially in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires.
Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in the United States. Although Lateef's main instruments were the tenor saxophone and flute, he also played oboe and bassoon, both rare in jazz, and ...
Doughty's YouTube series Ask a Mortician began in 2011, [9] humorously explores morbid and sometimes taboo death topics such as decomposition and necrophilia. [5] By 2012, after 12 episodes, Ask a Mortician had 434,000 views, [ 8 ] and by January 2022 the channel had 258 clips with a total of 215,000,000 views. [ 16 ]
The trade paper edition, published in February 1998, was on The New York Times bestseller list for over 100 weeks (2 years), [2] [3] [4] won the 1997 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Literary Excellence, was an ALA Notable Book of the Year, The New York Women's Agenda's first book for "New York City Reads Together" and has sold more than 1.5 ...
Kwolek. Kwolek is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bartosz Kwolek (born 1997), Polish volleyball player. Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014), American chemist. Charles Peter Kwolek III (born 1990), Polish DIII ATHLETE AKA KING RACKS. Categories: Surnames. Polish-language surnames.