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Roy J. Plunkett

Born: 1910
Birthplace: New Carlisle, Ohio

Tetrafluoroethylene polymers—Plunkett discovered “Teflon” and also worked on the development of many other fluorochemical products and processes used in the refrigeration, aerosol, electronic and aerospace industries. (1985)

Died: 1994

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