Roy J. Plunkett
1910-1994
American chemical engineer who discovered polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE) in 1938. PTFE, or Teflon, is chemically inert and used as a nonstick cookware coating. Teflon and it...
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Chemist Roy J. Plunkett discovered tetrafluoroethylene resin while researching refrigerants at Du Pont. Better known by its trade name, Teflon, this material was found to be both extremely heat-tolera...
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Roy J. Plunkett
Roy J. Plunkett