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Stephanie Louise Kwolek (/ ˈ k w oʊ l ɛ k /; 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.
Wojciech Kurtyka: mountaineer, alpinist, one of the alpine style climbing pioneers, after climbing through the "Shining Wall" on Gasherbrum IV the Climbing magazine declared beat the wall to get the greatest achievement of mountaineering in the twentieth century. Stephanie Kwolek (1923–2014): American chemist of Polish origin, inventor of ...
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.
For the 13th year in a row, Time magazine has revealed its annual list of the "100 Most Influential People." Released on Thursday morning, the compilation contains all of the movers and shakers ...
Time magazine vault – archive of magazines and covers from 1923 through present; Time Archived October 18, 2019, at the Wayback Machine articles by Whittaker Chambers 1939–1948 – Time on the Hiss Case, 1948–1953; Archived Time Magazines on the Internet Archive; TimeLine: 4535 Time Magazine Covers, 1923–2009 by Lev Manovich and Jeremy ...
Harris declined to be interviewed for the article, which featured a striking front-page image of the vice president sketched in black and white Time magazine unveils new front cover: ‘The ...
Lists of covers of Time magazine list the people or topics on the cover of Time magazine. Time was first published in 1923. As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety. The lists are organized by decade.
Accompanying his selection as Time’s Person of the Year, President-elect Donald Trump sat down with the magazine for a wide-ranging interview that published on Thursday.