Wallace Hume Carothers (1896-1937) <Tab/>This is an essay about Wallace Carothers who was an American chemist born in Burlington, Iowa. He was born the same year that August Kekulé died and Staudinger was a Gymnasium student in Worms. He was born into a high Presbyterian family of Scottish descent. All his ancestors were either farmers or artisans. In 1924 he received his doctorate at the University of Illinois. …showed first 75 words of 3229 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3229 total…Chemist. CHEMTECH 14, no. 12 (1984): 716-20. Dep. Chem., Univ. Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. ISSN: 0009-2703 Kauffman, George B. Wallace Hume Carothers and Nylon, the First Completely Synthetic Fiber. J. Chem. Educ. 65, no. 9 (1988): 803-8. California State Univ., Fresno, CA 93740, USA. ISSN: 0021-9584 Kauffman, George B. Nylon at 50. CHEMTECH 18, no. 12 (1988): 725-31. California State Univ., Fresno, CA 93740-0070, USA. ISSN: 0009-2703 Web Resources Michalovic, Mark. 2000. Spinning the Elements. The Chemical Heritage Foundation. http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/nylon/nylon.html