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Wallace Carothers

Wallace Carothers
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Wallace Hume Carothers was an American chemist, inventor, and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, who was credited with the invention of nylon.

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Who was born first?

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  1. Dmitry Dmitrievich MaksutovApril 11, 1896 – August 12, 1964
  2. Fritz Julius KuhnMay 15, 1896 – December 14, 1951
  3. Gerty CoriAugust 15, 1896 – October 26, 1957
  4. Kazimierz KuratowskiFebruary 2, 1896 – June 18, 1980
  5. Robert S. MullikenJune 7, 1896 – October 31, 1986
  6. Wallace Carothers (this page)April 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937

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