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Roy J. Plunkett
Roy Joseph Plunkett was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938.
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science · American chemist and inventor (1910-1994) · chemist · inventor · engineer · also Roy J. Plunkett, Roy Joseph Plunkett, Plunkett
Born 26 June 1910 · Died 12 May 1994 · Q908166
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2026· 5 entries
Irish Independent: ‘Hurling will just die away and nobody seems to give a damn about that’ — Séamas ‘Cheddar’ Plunkett on hurling fears
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CTV News: Pawlooza festival draws thousands of people and dogs to Plunkett Estate
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DBusiness Magazine: Plunkett Cooney Partner Pohl Elected to American College of Coverage Counsel
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Toimihenkilöliitto Erto: Exclusive Jarreth Plunkett And Dominique Harris Photos Shocking Details Revealed – The Untold Secrets Revealed
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2018· 1 entry
Published “The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package <sup>*</sup>” in The Astronomical Journal — cited 7,261 times.
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1994· 1 entry
Died 1994-05-12.
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1990· 1 entry
Won Holley Medal (1990).
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded National Inventors Hall of Fame (1985).
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1973· 1 entry
And the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1985
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1969· 1 entry
Awarded Chemical Pioneer Award (1969).
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1951· 2 entries
Awarded John Scott Award (1951).
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Plunkett received the John Scott Medal from the city of Philadelphia for an invention promoting the "comfort, welfare, and happiness of humankind"
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1938· 1 entry
While attempting to make a new chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant, Plunkett's laboratory team discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon
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1936· 1 entry
From Ohio State University for his work on The Mechanism of Carbohydrate Oxidation
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1932· 1 entry
Graduated from Manchester University with a B
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1910· 1 entry
Born 1910-06-26.
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1895· 1 entry
“Why I Am a Vegetarian: An Address Delived before the Chicago Vegetarian Society”
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