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Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral history transcript ; 0028.
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Interview conducted by Raymond C. Ferguson at Sharpley, Delaware, on 4 May 1986. (With Subsequent Corrections and Additions) |
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Stephanie Kwolek starts this interview by describing her family background. Her father's early death meant that her mother had to work to support Kwolek and her brother, who later became a chemical engineer. At the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Kwolek shifted her interests from medicine to chemistry. Deciding to enter industry, she accepted a position with the Rayon Department of DuPont at Buffalo. There, she started her career in polymer synthesis and worked with Izard, Wittbecker, and Morgan. When the laboratory moved to Wilmington, Kwolek was associated with the low -temperature polymerization program. In the interview, Kwolek then discusses the nylon rope trick, DuPont promotion policy, and liquid crystalline polymers. She concludes with her reflections on colleagues and DuPont consultants. |
| Cite As |
Stephanie Kwolek interview conducted by Raymond C. Ferguson at Sharpley, Delaware, on 4 May 1986. (Philadelphia: Science History Institute, Oral History Transcript # 0028). |
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Sound files Science History Institute. |
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Transcript Science History Institute. |
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No restrictions on access. Reproduction and use with permission. |
| Biography |
Born New Kensington, Pennsylvania, on 31 July 1923. Education: B.S., Chemistry, Carnegie-Mellon University (1946). Employment: 1946-1986, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. |
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Transcript has been indexed. |
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Kwolek, Stephanie, 1923-2014, interviewee.
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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company.
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Carnegie Mellon University.
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Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
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Chemists -- United States -- Interviews.
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Women in chemistry -- United States -- Biography.
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Women in chemistry -- United States -- Interviews.
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Women in science -- United States -- Biography.
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Women in science -- United States -- Interviews.
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Women scientists -- United States -- Biography.
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Women scientists -- United States -- Interviews.
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Polymers -- Research -- United States.
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Polymerization -- Research -- United States.
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Polymer liquid crystals -- Research -- United States.
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Polyphenyleneterephthalamide -- Research -- United States.
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Oral histories. lcgft
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Ferguson, Raymond C., interviewer.
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Science History Institute.
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| Alternate Title |
Stephanie Kwolek oral history interview |
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Kwolek oral history interview |
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