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Roy Joseph Plunkett (June 26, 1910 – May 12, 1994) was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938.
Roy J. Plunkett (New Carlisle, Ohio, 26 de junho de 1910 — Corpus Christi, Texas, 12 de maio de 1994) foi um químico estadunidense, que acidentalmente inventou o Teflon em 1938. [1]
Roy J. Plunkett. When Plunkett was awarded the Scott Medal in 1951, every guest received a muffin tin coated in his invention—Teflon. From the 1930s to the present, beginning with neoprene and nylon, the American chemical industry has introduced a cornucopia of polymers to the consumer.
An Ohio native reared near the present-day site of the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame, Plunkett spent his entire career with DuPont (1936-1975), where he also directed the production of Freon, as well as the gasoline octane-boosting additive tetraethyllead.
15 de mai. de 1994 · Dr. Roy J. Plunkett, the scientist whose accidental invention of Teflon 50 years ago not only changed the way Americans cook but also helped develop a multibillion-dollar plastics industry, died...
Learn how Roy Plunkett, a chemist at Du Pont, accidentally discovered and invented Teflon®, a nonstick, high-heat polymer, in 1938. Find out how Teflon® became a widely used material in various industries and products.
Roy Plunkett starts this conversation with James Bohning by describing his family background. As the family were members of the Church of the Brethren it was natural for Plunkett to attend Manchester College, where Paul Flory was a close friend and near contemporary.
