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Wallace Carothers - History of Nylon
Wallace Carothers the chemist and inventor behind Dupont and the birth of synthetic fibers including nylon.
The History of Nylon Stockings
DuPont demonstrated nylon and nylon stockings to the American public at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Introduction to Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the science and engineering of the very small.
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