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Canoes: A Natural History in North America
Stephanie Kwolek
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The pioneering chemist Stephanie Kwolek holds the liquid crystal polymer that became Kevlar.
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Canoes: A Natural History in North America
by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims
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Kwolek, working for DuPont in 1965, developed the synthetic fiber that is a key ingredient in lightweight canoes. Kevlar is a registered trademark of DuPont. By 1971, it was made available commercially.
Subjects
History
Cultural Studies
Literature
Native American Studies
Regional Studies
Date
ca. 1965
Related Section
Chapter 6: Synthetic Canoes
Keywords
construction
postwar
Kevlar
synthetic
Content Type
photograph
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Citable Link
Rightsholder
DuPont
Copyright Status
in-copyright
Rights Granted
non-exclusive, world-wide, perpetual
Credit Line
Courtesy of DuPont.
Holding Contact
DuPont
File Format
jpeg (JPEG File Interchange Format)
File Size
1.62 MB
Width
1162
Height
1754
Mime Type
image/jpeg
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2023-03-13T03:05:51Z
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