In 1928, the DuPont chemical company opened a research laboratory for the development of artificial materials, deciding that basic research was the way to go – not a common path for a company to follow at the time. A basic lack of knowledge of polymer molecules existed when Wallace Carothers began his work there. Wallace … Continue reading This Day in History (28-Feb-1935) – Wallace Carothers invents nylon at the DuPont Experimental Station near Wilmington, Delaware