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Ruth R. Benerito

1916 - 2013

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Ruth Mary Rogan Benerito (January 12, 1916 – October 5, 2013) was an American physical chemist and inventor known for her huge impact work related to the textile industry, notably including the development of wash-and-wear cotton fabrics using a technique called cross-linking. She held 55 patents. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth R. Benerito is the 590th most popular chemist, the 12,617th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,485th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Ruth R. Benerito ranks 590 out of 602. Before her are Richard Zare, Ching Wan Tang, Willis R. Whitney, Marie Maynard Daly, Esther M. Conwell, and Richard Lerner. After her are Donald Howard Menzel, Sam Ruben, Jacqueline Barton, Percy Lavon Julian, Omar M. Yaghi, and Charles M. Lieber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Ruth R. Benerito ranks 299. Before her are Manuel Chorens, Dennis Poore, Beverly Cleary, Lalita Pawar, Marie Wilson, and William Alland. After her are Daws Butler, Rochelle Hudson, Paul Emery, Mark Stevens, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, and Raúl Héctor Castro. Among people deceased in 2013, Ruth R. Benerito ranks 488. Before her are Haji, Sylvia Browne, Slim Whitman, Marian McPartland, Bob Kurland, and Ruth Asawa. After her are Arthur Wightman, Ernest Chapman, Jo Benkow, Peter Broadbent, Louis-Paul M'Fédé, and Kofi Awoonor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth R. Benerito ranks 12,621 out of 20,380. Before her are Dick Butkus (1942), William Steinkraus (1925), Marjorie Main (1890), Norman Lear (1922), Ruth Roland (1892), and William McNamara (1965). After her are Katie Nageotte (1991), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), Arthur Wightman (1922), Marc Blucas (1972), Neil Gorsuch (1967), and Crystal Reed (1985).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Ruth R. Benerito ranks 117. Before her are Mary Engle Pennington (1872), Richard Zare (1939), Willis R. Whitney (1868), Marie Maynard Daly (1921), Esther M. Conwell (1922), and Richard Lerner (1938). After her are Donald Howard Menzel (1901), Sam Ruben (1913), Jacqueline Barton (1952), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), Charles M. Lieber (1959), and Harry B. Gray (1935).

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