Roy J. Plunkett

Roy Joseph Plunkett was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938.

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Who was born first?

• Roy J. Plunkett and Momofuku Ando were born the same year
• Roy J. Plunkett and Christopher Cockerell were born the same year
• Roy J. Plunkett was born 1 year before Klara Dan von Neumann
• Roy J. Plunkett was born 1 year after Lev Artsimovich
• Roy J. Plunkett was born 1 year after Leo Fender

Timeline

1. Leo FenderAugust 10, 1909 – March 21, 1991
2. Lev ArtsimovichFebruary 12, 1909 – March 1, 1973
3. Christopher CockerellJune 4, 1910 – June 1, 1999
4. Momofuku AndoMarch 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007
5. Roy J. Plunkett (this page)June 26, 1910 – May 12, 1994
6. Klara Dan von NeumannAugust 18, 1911 – November 10, 1963

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