Women in Chemistry: Stephanie Kwolek

In 1965 the chemical company DuPont was looking for its next big innovations, the kind of products that would change people's lives. It assigned a research chemist named Stephanie Kwolek to go find one.
0:30 Fashion, an early obsession
3:45 Studying at Carnegie Mellon University
6:16 Choosing Dupont
8:19 A Durable Disovery: Kevlar
12:27 Neil Gussman talks Kevlar
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[@mboiko]

RIP Stephanie...the world owes much, to your discovery.

[@nadaelbaghdady]

Stephanie Kwolek helped millions of people !! I know you're dead but good job helping people Stephanie.

[@PugetSoundPete]

Thank you for your great inspiration and contribution to the earth, Ms. Kwolek. RIP.

[@ankitsharma1072]

probably the first time I listened to a whole story with this much interest. great work.

[@Ken-wz9vy]

Amazing story and an amazing person.

[@HanSolo__]

Against the background of the current awarded Nobel Prize, she should be an absolute number 1 at the list. I don't care how genius or how simple her discoveries are from the chemical point of view. What matters is her footprint on making this planet a better place.

[@JoeRocket-sf6qs]

Awesome history,I loved it.

[@DreamseedVR]

As a fire dancer kept safe by your invention, thank you Stephanie.

[@cagdeorok]

Fascinating. Outstanding.

[@KapKuh]

There is a sign in New Kensington dedicated to her ❤️🎉

[@noramagdy2689]

Inspiring ❤❤

[@nadaelbaghdady]

RIP Stephanie

[@seven1six]

Again, amazing things come from Buffalo NY, yet we get shit on because of weather. Truly a small city with a huge community

[@johncgibson4720]

I discovered that I could use Kevlar as an motor shaft pressure fittting insert for my drone motor that manufactuerers don't make bolting shafts for the motor. It works wonders. And I am so surprised just now that Kevlar was invented by a woman.

[@nadaelbaghdady]

Sorry I'm too late cause I knew you JUST TODAY cause we took your story TODAY

[@773steve]

she such a nice lady

[@AngelaSinger-dy8oy]

this !!!!!

[@AngelaSinger-dy8oy]

she dope!

[@AV-uv9kx]

Is it me or did she have the expression of an old lady from the age of 9?

[@MrFalconford]

ya left out many details regarding the disposal, application and toxic complications of kevlar very strange

[@susanmills875]

Thank you, SANPH, for stuffing a sock in DMrk. This was about Stephanie, not just Kevlar.

[@HanSolo__]

Kevlar is a NONTOXIC fiber composite. You are talking about inhaling the fiber dust. Have you ever think that about 80% of all kinds of dust are potentially dangerous for the human body? You have no specific toxicity connected to kevlar. Inhaling the kevlar dust is just as dangerous as thousands of thousands of other materials and particles in the form of dust. In fact, on a regular basis, people are exposed to only a few kinds of dust (dust compositions) that don't require wearing some kind of protection against permeation of the smallest parts (here sub-fibers) into the body. If I wouldn't know if cutting Kevlar is safe or not I would wear protection myself.

[@NoahJudenStern]

Just because she is a woman?

[@edwelndiobel1567]

Think how many lives she saved. I bet she never went home thinking she was a worthless person.

[@kierancampbell588]

why she low key sound like Kermit the frog

[@albernardogarzaflores402]

Hello I exist

[@johnrally9360]

wow she really gives no credit to anyone else. this fella maybe she could say dr blades but then again maybe she really thinks she did it all

[@st.videoss]

She does mention Dr. Joe Rivers

[@seven1six]

I bet you are a Democrat

[@NoahJudenStern]

She did most of the work. And it is completely understandable why she would not “GIVE” credit to others. She clearly did.