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Stephanie Kwolek

1923 - 2014

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Stephanie Louise Kwolek (; July 31, 1923 – June 18, 2014) was an American chemist best known for inventing Kevlar (poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide). Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years. For her discovery, Kwolek was awarded the DuPont company's Lavoisier Medal for outstanding technical achievement. As of August 2019, she was the only female employee to have received that honor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephanie Kwolek is the 260th most popular chemist (down from 218th in 2019), the 1,593rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,358th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Chemist.

Stephanie Kwolek is most famous for inventing Kevlar, a synthetic fiber that is five times stronger than steel.

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Among chemists, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 260 out of 602. Before her are Richard Smalley, Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Mária Telkes, Ida Noddack, Alfred G. Gilman, and Vladimir Markovnikov. After her are John Polanyi, Fritz Strassmann, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Martin Rodbell, Dudley R. Herschbach, and Edwin G. Krebs.

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Among people born in 1923, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 58. Before her are Bert Trautmann, Stjepan Bobek, Walter Kohn, René Thom, Freeman Dyson, and Mukesh. After her are Jorge Semprún, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Antonio Quarracino, Horst Tappert, Agatha Barbara, and Merton Miller. Among people deceased in 2014, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 60. Before her are Udo Jürgens, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Veljko Kadijević, Gyula Grosics, Hans Hollein, and Louis Zamperini. After her are Dale T. Mortensen, Ernesto Laclau, Ernst Albrecht, Richard Møller Nielsen, Rubin Carter, and Maurice Duverger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 1,593 out of 20,380. Before her are Louis Zamperini (1917), Clyde Drexler (1962), Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Sissy Spacek (1949), John Cheever (1912), and Alyson Hannigan (1974). After her are Dale T. Mortensen (1939), Thomas Curtis (1873), Joseph Nye (1937), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Charley Paddock (1900), and Woody Harrelson (1961).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Stephanie Kwolek ranks 61. Before her are James B. Conant (1893), Walter Gilbert (1932), Kary Mullis (1944), Richard Smalley (1943), Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), and Alfred G. Gilman (1941). After her are Martin Rodbell (1925), Dudley R. Herschbach (1932), Edwin G. Krebs (1918), Elias James Corey (1928), Joseph L. Goldstein (1940), and Thomas Cech (1947).

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