Key facts
- Born
- ( 1910-06-26 ) June 26, 1910, New Carlisle, Ohio , United States
- Died
- May 12, 1994 (1994-05-12) (aged 83), Corpus Christi, Texas , United States
- Alma mater
- Manchester University (Indiana) , Ohio State University
- Known for
- Teflon
- Fields
- Organic chemistry
- Institutions
- DuPont
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Carlisle
- Place of death
- Corpus Christi
- Occupation
- engineer
- Award
- John Scott Award
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- date of birth
- 1910-06-26
- date of death
- 1994-05-12
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Roy Joseph Plunkett (June 26, 1910 – May 12, 1994) was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938.
Personal life and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roy J. Plunkett” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.