Nylon, first produced in 1935 by Wallace Hume Carothers, was the first commercially successful synthetic polymer. It was first used in nylon-bristled toothbrushes in 1938 and in women’s stockings in 1940. Nylon was used during World War II to replace silk, for example in parachutes.
Nylon, first produced in 1935 by Wallace Hume Carothers, was the first commercially successful synthetic polymer. It was first used in nylon-bristled toothbrushes in 1938 and ...
in women’s stockings in 1940. Nylon was used during World War II to replace silk, for example in parachutes.
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