Stephanie Kwolek - Female Genius and inventor of life saving Kevlar

Many people have heard of it but few really know what it is or who invented it. Today it is one of the worlds most useful and life saving materials to have ever come out of the modern age. Kevlar is best known to the public as the material used to make bullet proof vests. For use in this purpose alone it is responsible for saving countless thousands of lives especially in the military and law enforcement. It has also countless other uses. It is used to make radial tires puncture resistant and also used to make brake pads for cars. It is used in the making of fiberglass cables for audio and video communications. For making safety helmets for the public and for soldiers in combat. It is used in the construction of suspension cables for bridges and the construction of aircraft, navy ships, and spacecraft for Nasa. It's invention was a revolution in 1965.
The inventor was a brilliant chemist who worked for the Dupont Chemical company named Stephanie Kwolek. Born on July 31, 1923 she was interested in science as a child. She attended the women's college at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1946 and went right to work for Dupont in one of their labs in Buffalo, New York. She continued her brilliant career until her retirement in 1986. By the end of it she was the holder of 17 patents. She is the winner of numerous awards including the National Medal of Technology and the Lemelson-MIT lifetime acheivement award in 1999. She is also an inductee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.