1999 Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Stephanie L. Kwolek
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Kevlar: Where did it come from? | Stuff of Genius
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STEPHANIE KWOLEK Invention | Kevlar Fiber | Stronger than Steel | News in Science
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Women in Chemistry: Stephanie Kwolek
Kwolek is best known for inventing the first of a family of synthetic fibers of exceptional strength and stiffness: poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide—better known as Kevlar. For her discovery, Kwolek was awarded the DuPont company's Lavoisier Medal for outstanding technical achievement. As of February 2015, she was the only female employee to have received that honor.