I didn't know this.
What a huge difference Kevlar made and is still making.
To: Innovative
“Rest in peace, Stephanie Kwolek. Thank you for inventing Kevlar and saving Soldiers’ lives,” the U.S. Army tweeted Friday evening.
2 posted on
06/21/2014 6:07:36 AM PDT by
Innovative
("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
To: Innovative
3 posted on
06/21/2014 6:14:19 AM PDT by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Innovative
Ironically, a truly superb application for Kevlar was stopped dead in its tracks, and basically forbidden.
In the 1960s, Phillips 66 had the idea of making giant rolls of Kevlar, which would be laid down on road bed before the asphalt. The road would then remain smooth and be free of cracks and potholes for perhaps 20 years. It would be more expensive, but save a lot of money by not needing frequent repairs.
However, it would have put the vast majority of paving companies in the US out of business. A very profitable business. So as a group they went to state legislatures demanding that this method of paving be prohibited. And while lobbying alone wouldn’t make the sell, they had lots of organized crime connections to close the deal.
4 posted on
06/21/2014 6:18:56 AM PDT by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
To: Innovative
Graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 1946.
8 posted on
06/21/2014 6:27:01 AM PDT by
raybbr
(Obamacare needs a death panel.)
To: Innovative
I wonder how many times super achieving women like her and Grace Hopper are held up as examples for young women vs. the activist and community organizer parasites.
9 posted on
06/21/2014 6:28:43 AM PDT by
CrazyIvan
(I lost my phased plasma rifle in a tragic hovercraft accident.)
To: Innovative
Thank you, Stephanie Kwolek. RIP.
Fitting that a woman should invent an impenetrable substance. Similarly, a woman developed the most powerful contraceptive known to mankind — wedding cake.
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Rest in Peace, Helmet Mom!
17 posted on
06/21/2014 7:03:37 AM PDT by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Innovative
Interesting story. So many things we take for granted in the modern world, but someone had to invent each and every one!
19 posted on
06/21/2014 7:22:39 AM PDT by
Flick Lives
("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
To: Innovative
20 posted on
06/21/2014 7:22:45 AM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin.)
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