W.H. Carothers Biography

W.H. Carothers biography

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NAME: W.H. Carothers
OCCUPATION: Chemist
BIRTH DATE: April 27, 1896
DEATH DATE: April 29, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH: Burlington, Iowa
PLACE OF DEATH: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Full Name: Wallace Hume Carothers
AKA: Wallace Carothers
AKA: Wallace H. Carothers
AKA: W.H. Carothers

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A chemist, W.H. Carothers worked for DuPont and with his research laid the foundation for the synthetic fiber industry.

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Born in Iowa in 1896, W.H. Carothers became director of organic chemical research at DuPont in 1928, and his research led to the development of neoprene. His achievement involved the theory of linear polymerization, culminating in the production of nylon. The first synthetic polymer fiber to be produced commercially (1938), nylon laid the foundation of the synthetic fiber industry. Carothers died in Pennsylvania in 1937.

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