This Day in Science History - April 27 - Wallace Carothers

April 27th is the birthday of Wallace Carothers. While working for DuPont, Carothers invented the first commercially successful thermoplastic, nylon. Nylon was first used in bristles for toothbrushes, but ladies ...Read Full Post

Source: About.com Chemistry - April 26, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: news