Oral history interview with Edgar W. Spanagel, 1997 May 9.
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Spanagel, Edgar W. (Edward William), 1905-2004
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Born in LeRoy, Wisconsin on 25 July 1905. Died in 3 November 2004, Wilmington, Delaware. Education: B.A., Chemistry, Lawrence College (1928), Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Mcgill University (1933). Employment: 1928-1930 Lawrence College; 1933-1965 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Inc. From the description of Oral history interview with Edgar W. Spanagel, 1997 May 9. (Chemical Heritage Foundation). WorldCat record id: 715391492 ...
Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937
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Wallace H. Carothers was born in Burlington Iowa on April 27, 1896. He attended undergraduate and graduate classes at the University of Illinois, Urbana where he studied under Roger Adam. In 1928 after several years teaching undergraduates at Harvard he accepted a position in Du Pont's newly formed fundamental research program. By 1930 he and his group, which included Julian W. Hill and the future Nobel Laureate in chemistry, Paul Flory, discovered both Nylon and Neoprene. Carothers was plagued ...
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...
Smith, John K. (John Kenly), 1951-
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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