On This Day February 28

Organic chemist Wallace Carothers began working at the DuPont Experimental Station in 1928. One day, a team of researchers, led by Carothers discovered an molten substance: it would stick to a glass rod and form a fine strand. As soon as the strand met the cold air, it solidified and formed a long continuous fiber that was both flexible and strong. The fiber was stronger and elastic than silk. The first example of what would become nylon was produced on February 28, 1935.

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