Stephanie Kwolek, pioneering DuPont chemist who invented Kevlar, dies at 90

Friday, June 20, 2014 - 12:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Frances BurnsWILMINGTON, Del., June 20 (UPI) -- Stephanie Kwolek, the Dupont chemist who invented Kevlar while working on a substance to strengthen radial tires, has died at 90 in a Delaware hospital.

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