Wallace Carothers
Chemistry
United States
1896 – 1937
104 quotes
He invented nylon and neoprene, founding modern polymer science at DuPont.
Quotes by Wallace Carothers
In the silence of the lab, profound insights emerge.
Journal
1935
Life's polymer is woven from threads of joy and sorrow.
Reflection
1936
A comeback in research: from polyesters to polyamides, persistence pays.
Memo
1937
The jest of it: molecules don't argue, they just bond.
Colleague Note
1932