Modern Era · North America · Technology

1935

Nylon invented at DuPont

1935

Wallace Carothers, working at DuPont's central research labs, produced the first fully synthetic fiber from coal, water, and air. It was strong, silky, and cheap. Within four years nylon stockings were on sale and women were lining up. Carothers, a depressive, killed himself before the triumph. Modern materials had arrived.

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Before and after in North America

Before: June 1934: First test flight of DC-3
After: May 6, 1937: Hindenburg burns at Lakehurst

Before and after in Technology

Before: June 1934: First test flight of DC-3
After: May 28, 1937: Golden Gate Bridge opens

Era

Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.