Accidental Inventions - Teflon



ACCIDENTAL INVENTIONS 

 TEFLON
Teflon, discovered by Roy J. Plunkett at the DuPont Company’s Jackson Laboratory in 1938, was an accidental invention—unlike most of the other polymer products. But as Plunkett often told student audiences, his mind was prepared by education and training to recognize novelty.

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