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Question : Who is associated with the invention of nylon?

Option 1: Louis Pasteur

Option 2: Joseph Nicephore Niepce

Option 3: John Corbett

Option 4: Wallace Hume Carothers


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Correct Answer: Wallace Hume Carothers


Solution : The correct option is Wallace Hume Carothers.

The development of nylon is credited to Wallace Hume Carothers an American chemist, inventor, and head of organic chemistry at DuPont. Nylon was created in 1935 by Carothers and his colleagues at DuPont by fusing the chemicals amine, hexamethylene diamine, and adipic acid. They developed nylon, a long, sturdy, and very elastic synthetic fibre.

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