'Bullet-proof' inventor Stephanie Kwolek has died

[zwiebel]

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.

 

[zwiebel]

'Stephanie L. Kwolek, a DuPont chemist who invented the technology behind Kevlar, a virtually bulletproof fiber that has saved thousands of lives, died on Wednesday in Wilmington, Del. She was 90.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/21/b...ek-inventor-of-kevlar-is-dead-at-90.html?_r=0

 

[Coldpizza]

She sure did save many lives!

:rose: