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Stephanie L. Kwolek

Stephanie Louise Kwolek was a Polish-American chemist known for inventing Kevlar. Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years.

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science · American chemist who invented Kevlar (1923–2014) · chemist · inventor · also Stephanie L. Kwolek, Stephanie Kwolek, Stephanie Louise Kwolek, Kwolek

Born 31 July 1923 · Died 18 June 2014 · Q7509

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Awarded Hall of Fame of Delaware Women (2014).
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Awarded National Women's Hall of Fame (2003).
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2019· 1 entry

2019Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Time created 89 new covers to celebrate women of the year starting from 1920; it chose Kwolek for 1966

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2014· 3 entries

Jun 18, 2014Documented record86% confidence

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Died 2014-06-18.

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Jun 15, 2014Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Hall of Fame of Delaware Women (2014).

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2014Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Was still the only female employee to receive that honor

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2003· 2 entries

Jun 15, 2003Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded National Women's Hall of Fame (2003).

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2003Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame

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1999· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1999Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Lemelson–MIT Prize (1999).

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1997· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1997Documented record84% confidence

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Won Perkin Medal (1997).

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Jun 15, 1997Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded IRI Achievement Award (1997).

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1997Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Received the Perkin Medal from the American Chemical Society

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1996· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1996Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Women in Technology Hall of Fame (1996).

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1996Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Received the National Medal of Technology and the IRI Achievement Award

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1995· 5 entries

Jun 15, 1995Documented record84% confidence

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Won Lavoisier Medal for Lifetime Technical Achievement (1995).

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Jun 15, 1995Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded National Inventors Hall of Fame (1995).

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1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Kwolek was added to the National Inventors Hall of Fame

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1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Became the fourth woman to be added to the National Inventors Hall of Fame

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1995Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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As a "Persistent experimentalist and role model whose discovery of liquid crystalline polyamides led to Kevlar aramid fibers

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1986· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1986Documented record84% confidence

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Won National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1986).

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1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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And became the first woman to earn the company’s Lavoisier medal for research in 1995

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1986Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Kwolek retired as a research associate for DuPont

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1985· 1 entry

1985Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Kwolek and coworkers patented a method for preparing PBO and PBT polymers

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1980· 3 entries

Jun 15, 1980Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Chemical Pioneer Award (1980).

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Jun 15, 1980Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded ACS Award for Creative Invention (1980).

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1980Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Kwolek received the Chemical Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists, and an Award for Creative Invention from the American Chemical Society

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1976· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1976Documented record84% confidence

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Won Howard N. Potts Medal (1976).

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1964· 1 entry

1964Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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In anticipation of a gasoline shortage, Kwolek's group began searching for a lightweight yet strong fiber to replace the steel used in tires

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1961· 1 entry

1961Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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As a flame-resistant fibre with the trade name Nomex

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1959· 1 entry

1959Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Won a publication award from the American Chemical Society (ACS), the first of many awards

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1946· 1 entry

1946Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Margaret Morrison Carnegie College of Carnegie Mellon University

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1923· 1 entry

Jul 31, 1923Documented record86% confidence

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Born 1923-07-31.

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