age ~85
from Eugene, OR
…After becoming director of Dupont's chemical department in 1924, Dr. Stine was able to hire Dr. Wallace Carothers away from teaching at Harvard. Stine lobbied Dupont management for a budget exclusively devoted to speculative research.[2] In 1930, he succeeded in obtaining a $300,000 annual a...
Wallace Hume Carothers (April 27, 1896 April 29, 1937) was an American chemist , inventor and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, credited with the ...
The first full biography of the man whom Roger Adams called the greatest chemist in America. Carothers took an infant science called polymer chemistry, defined it, and guided it toward its present maturity. Hermes tells the story of Carothers's sudden dramatic research successesthe discoveries that ...
Author
Matthew E Hermes
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
345
Publisher
Chemical Heritage Foundation
ISBN #
0841233314
EAN Code
9780841233317
ISBN #
1
Author
Mark H
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
459
Publisher
Interscience Publishers
ISBN #
4
Wallace Carothers and the Story of DuPont Nylon is part of the series, Unlocking the Secrets of Science. This series profiles the achievers of the 20th century in the fields of science, medicine, and technology. Written especially for young adult readers, the series helps place each significant inve...
Author
Ann Gaines
Binding
Library Binding
Pages
48
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
ISBN #
1584150971
EAN Code
9781584150978
ISBN #
3
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author
W. H. Carothers
Binding
Paperback
Pages
488
Publisher
Carothers Press
ISBN #
1406759252
EAN Code
9781406759259
ISBN #
6
Author
Matthew E. HERMES
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
American Chemical Society
ISBN #
10
Author
W.H. Carothers
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
420
Publisher
Interscience
ISBN #
9
Author
Judson Knight
Binding
Digital
Pages
2
Publisher
Gale
ISBN #
7
Author
Andrew Ede
Binding
Digital
Pages
3
Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN #
5