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Wallace Hume Carothers

Wallace Hume CarothersBorn: 27-Apr-1896
Birthplace: Burlington, IA
Died: 29-Apr-1937
Location of death: Philadelphia, PA
Cause of death: Suicide [1]

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Chemist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Inventor of Nylon


[1] Ingested lemon juice with cyanide.

Wife: Helen Sweetman (one daughter)
Daughter: Jane (b. 1937, after Carothers' death)

    University: Capital City Commercial College, Des Moines, IA
    University:
BS Chemistry, Tarkio College
    Teacher: University of South Dakota (one year)
    University: PhD, University of Illinois (1924)
    Professor: Harvard University (1926-28)

    DuPont Research Chemist (1928-37)
    National Academy of Sciences 1936
    National Inventors Hall of Fame 1984
    Risk Factors: Depression


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