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The American chemist Wallace Hume Carothers from the central laboratory of the company DuPont de Nemours in Wilmington synthesized in 1934 polyamide resin.In 1935, on the basis of synthetic resins Wallace Hume Carothers with a group of chemists from the same laboratory has established a new synthetic fiber.This is the world`s first synthetic fiber was called nylon.
Work on further development of the fiber still ongoing.But sick Wallace Hume Carothers committed suicide.Therefore, 27 October 1938 the leaders of the company DuPont de Nemours "already without Wallace Hume Carothers announced the invention of nylon.
And in 1939, nylon went on sale in one of the stores Wilmington, USA.
It was the world`s first nylon stockings, which became a sensation.After just six months in New York for one day only sale was sold 5 million. pairs of stockings.
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