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Stephanie Louise Kwolek

Stephanie Louise Kwolek was an American chemist renowned for her research in polymer chemistry while working at the DuPo...

American Chemistry Materials Mid 20TH

9.3 Excellent

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James L. Fergason

James L. Fergason was an American inventor instrumental in the development of practical twisted nematic liquid crystal d...

American 20TH Century LCD Display Materials

9.2 Excellent

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Mária Telkes

Mária Telkes was a Hungarian-American inventor renowned for her work integrating solar energy into building design durin...

20TH Century Solar Energy Materials Hungarian American

8.7 Great

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Bi Sheng

Bi Sheng, a craftsman of the Song Dynasty, developed movable type printing in China around 1040. He utilized uniquely sh...

Chinese Printing Song Dynasty Movable Type

8.7 Great

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Charles Macintosh

Charles Macintosh was a Scottish chemist and inventor associated with the development of practical waterproof fabric. In...

Chemistry 19TH Century Scottish Materials

8.6 Great

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Margaret Knight

Margaret Knight was an American inventor credited with developing a machine in 1868 that automatically folded and glued...

American Historical Packaging Materials

8.6 Great

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Leo Baekeland

Leo Baekeland was a 20th-century chemist recognized for developing Bakelite, the world’s first wholly synthetic plastic....

20TH Century Plastic Materials Bakelite

8.5 Great

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George de Mestral

George de Mestral was a Swiss electrical engineer who invented the hook-and-loop fastener commonly known by the brand na...

Swiss 20TH Century Fastener Materials

8.4 Great

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Patsy Sherman

Patsy Sherman was an American chemist who co-invented Scotchgard, a widely used fluorochemical stain and water repellent...

American 20TH Century 3M Materials

8.4 Great

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Su Song

Su Song was a Chinese polymath, statesman, and astronomer who lived during the Song Dynasty. He is best known for direct...

Astronomy Chinese Clockwork Song Dynasty

8.3 Great

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Robert W. Gore

Robert W. Gore was an American chemical engineer and inventor best known for his discovery of expanded polytetrafluoroet...

20TH Century Membrane Fabric Gore Tex

8.3 Great

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Ching W. Tang

Ching W. Tang is a Hong Kong-born American physical chemist and inventor widely recognized for his foundational contribu...

Display OLED 20TH Century Electronics

8.3 Great

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Edith M. Flanigen

Edith M. Flanigen was an American chemist whose research at Union Carbide focused on zeolites and other molecular-sieve...

Chemistry 20TH Century Materials Zeolite

8.1 Great

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Harry Brearley

Harry Brearley (1871–1948) was an English metallurgist and inventor credited with the industrial development of stainles...

20TH Century Stainless Steel British Materials

7.9 Good

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Roy Plunkett

Roy Plunkett was an American chemist who discovered polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE, while working for DuPont in 1938....

American 20TH Century Polymer Materials

7.9 Good

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Roy J. Plunkett

Roy J. Plunkett was an American chemist who worked for the DuPont company during the 20th century. In 1938, he accidenta...

20TH Century Materials Dupont Teflon

7.9 Good

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Joseph Monier

Joseph Monier was a French gardener and inventor who played a pivotal role in the development of reinforced concrete. Wo...

French 19TH Century Construction Materials

7.8 Good

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Waldo Semon

Waldo Lonsbury Semon was an American chemist who made significant contributions to polymer science while working at the...

20TH Century Pvc Polymers Materials

7.8 Good

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Richard Gurley Drew

Richard Gurley Drew was an American engineer working for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M) who made si...

20TH Century 3M Materials Adhesive Tape

7.8 Good

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John Wesley Hyatt

John Wesley Hyatt was an American inventor who secured a patent in 1869 for celluloid, the first commercially successful...

American 19TH Century Plastic Materials

7.7 Good