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  Wallace Hume Carothers - Hall of Fame Entry
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Wallace Hume Carothers - - Hall of Fame Entry

 

Wallace Hume Carothers

Birthdate:
1896

Deceased:
1937

Induction:
1974 

Industry Areas:
Material


Pioneer in fundamental research on linear thermoplastic polymers as director of the Fundamental Research Laboratory, DuPont Co. (1929-1937), from which came the development of polyamides (nylons), linear polyesters, and polyethers.