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Roy J. Plunkett

TEFLON

• Born June 26, 1910 - Died May 12, 1994.

• Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers Patent No. 2,230,654. Inducted 1985.

• Chemist Roy J. Plunkett discovered tetrafluoroethylene resin while researching refrigerants at DuPont.

• Known by its trade name, Teflon, Plunkett's discovery was found to be extremely heat-tolerant and stick-resistant. After ten years of research, Teflon was introduced in 1949.