Carothers
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
Contemporary Examples
Yet, says Carothers, “his view was not driving U.S. policy towards Egypt.”
Obama and the State Department’s Challenge in Egypt Tara McKelvey May 26, 2012
Carothers
(kə-rŭ’ərz)
American chemist who developed the synthetic material nylon, which was patented in 1937.
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