Multiple choice

Who invented nylon plastic?

  1. Cartwright

  2. Dauguerre

  3. John Guttenberg

  4. Carothers
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Wallace Carothers invented nylon at DuPont in 1935, the first completely synthetic fiber. Nylon was strong, durable, and elastic, revolutionizing textiles. It replaced silk in stockings (nylons) and found countless applications from parachutes to toothbrushes. Carothers' work established polymer chemistry as a field. His invention came just in time for World War II, where nylon was crucial for military applications like parachutes and ropes.

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