Roy J. Plunkett (June 26, 1910 - May 12, 1994) was the chemist who accidentally invented Teflon in 1938. Plunkett was born in Orange County, California. He later moved to New Carlisle, Ohio and then to Pleasant Hill, Ohio where he attended Newton High School. For college, he attended Cal State Fullerton College (BA chemistry 1932) and Ohio State University (Ph.D. chemistry 1936). Wikipedia
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Roy J. Plunkett (1910-1994) is best known as the inventor of Teflon®, but he also had a long career at DuPont for several decades after his famous discovery in 1938. Plunkett joined DuPont directly after receiving his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Ohio heritage.dupont.com/touchpoints/tp_1938/depth.shtml
Chemist Roy J. Plunkett discovered tetrafluoroethylene resin while researching refrigerants at DuPont . Known by its trade name, Teflon, Plunkett's discovery was found to be extremely heat-tolerant and stick-resistant. www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/121.html
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Roy J. Plunkett with a cable insulated with Teflon and a Teflon-coated muffin tin. Gift of Roy Plunkett. Courtesy Hagley Museum and Library. ... www.chemheritage.org/classroom/chemach/plastics/plunkett....