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PA-born DuPont scientist, Stephanie Kwolek, has died aged 90.
She invented the super-strong, lightweight Kevlar fibre now used across the world in bullet-proof vests and body armor.
'....she said she was afraid to tell her managers and conducted repeated tests just to make sure.
"I didn't want to be embarrassed. When I did tell management, they didn't fool around. They immediately assigned a whole group to work on different aspects," she said.'
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/21/stephanie-kwolek-inventor-kevlar-dies
Rest in peace Stephanie Kwolek.
She invented the super-strong, lightweight Kevlar fibre now used across the world in bullet-proof vests and body armor.
'....she said she was afraid to tell her managers and conducted repeated tests just to make sure.
"I didn't want to be embarrassed. When I did tell management, they didn't fool around. They immediately assigned a whole group to work on different aspects," she said.'
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/21/stephanie-kwolek-inventor-kevlar-dies
Rest in peace Stephanie Kwolek.
