Wallace Carothers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wallace_Carothers
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–Champaign
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Perkin_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-04-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Burlington,_Iowa,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath suicide
gptkbp:deathDate 1937-04-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Roger_Adams
gptkbp:education gptkb:Tarkio_College
gptkbp:employer gptkb:DuPont
gptkbp:field organic chemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wallace Carothers
gptkbp:knownFor invention of neoprene
invention of nylon
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Paul_J._Flory
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:inventor
chemist
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Burlington,_Iowa,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_Sweetman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DuPont
gptkb:Perkin_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4