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c2008., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Elementary Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Genius at work! Great inventor biographiesSummary Note: Explains how scientist Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar, the super-strong thread that is used to make bullet-proof vests and other protective gear.
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[2014], Juvenile, Enslow Elementary Call No: Biography WYCKOFF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Genius inventors and their great ideas.Summary Note: Presents the life of chemist Stephanie Kwolek focusing on her childhood, youth, education as a chemist and her employment at Dupont from 1950 to 1986. Describes her work to create a "cloth" stronger than steel which later was used in bullet proof vests.