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Author:
Wyckoff, Edwin Brit.
Title:
Stopping bullets with a thread : Stephanie Kwolek and her incredible invention / Edwin Brit Wyckoff.
Publisher:
Enslow,
Copyright Date:
c2008
Description:
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Kwolek, Stephanie,--1923---Juvenile literature.
Industrial chemists--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Ballistic fabrics--Juvenile literature.
Chemists--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Women--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Summary:
Biography of the woman chemist who invented Kevlar, a superstrong fiber used to make, among other things, bullet-resistent vests.
Series:
Genius at work! Great inventor biographies
ISBN:
076602850X
9780766028500
LCCN:
2006034682
Locations:
DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)
DDPC173 -- Rockwell Public Library (Rockwell)

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