{"id":192014,"date":"2023-10-20T15:38:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=184900"},"modified":"2023-10-22T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T17:03:00","slug":"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.17.14-PM-1024x629.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184901\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Holy snap! That is so not cool&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time:  <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">11<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 7:30 p.m. on 3 July 2023, North Carolina State Trooper Jeffrey Dunlap pulled to the side of Interstate 26 to assist what he assumed to be a stranded motorist. The driver, Wesley Scott Taylor, then inexplicably produced a .44 Magnum Desert Eagle handgun and shot Dunlap in the chest at near-contact range. The massive 240-grain jacketed hollow point flattened on Trooper Dunlap\u2019s armored Kevlar vest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite having been centerpunched by a .44 Magnum round, Dunlap drew his service weapon and killed Taylor in the subsequent exchange of fire. The only reason Jeffrey Dunlap, a distinguished 13-year veteran of the Highway Patrol, got to go home to his family that evening was that he was wearing superb state-of-the-art soft body armor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-origin-story\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">Origin Story<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-catching-attention\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">Catching Attention<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-visionary\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">A Visionary<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-kwolek-makes-kevlar\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">Kwolek Makes Kevlar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-but-what-could-you-actually-do-with-kevlar\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">But What Could You Actually Do With Kevlar?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-read-more-biden-s-joint-speech-to-congress-what-do-you-think-deer-are-wearing-kevlar-vests\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">READ MORE: Biden\u2019s Joint Speech to Congress: What do you think deer are wearing kevlar vests?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-a-vested-interest-in-survival\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">A Vested Interest in Survival\u2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-read-more-eberlestock-bulletproof-backpack\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">READ MORE: Eberlestock Bulletproof Backpack<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-the-rest-of-the-kevlar-story\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">The Rest of the Kevlar Story<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-things-end-well-for-kwolek\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" data-level=\"2\">Things End Well For Kwolek<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) reports that the lives of more than 3,000 Law Enforcement officers have been saved since the first issue of soft body armor began in the 1970s. That\u2019s thousands of kids who got to keep their parents thanks to this extraordinary contrivance. Have you ever wondered where all that began?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-origin-story\">Origin Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.41.34-PM-1024x979.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184913\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Who could have guessed that this sweet little girl would grow up to save thousands of lives?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Louise Kwolek was born to Polish parents in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1923. She was one of two children. Her father was a naturalist, and her mother was a seamstress. Though she was extremely close to her father, he tragically died when she was ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young Stephanie and her dad spent countless hours roaming the Pennsylvania forests. Along the way, Stephanie developed a deep and abiding love for nature. Out of that grew a passion for science. Stephanie outpaced her classmates in school and resolved at a young age to become a physician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.22.40-PM-783x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184902\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephanie Kwolek was always an exceptionally serious student. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, in 1946, Stephanie graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Chemistry. This seemed a decent path to medical school. However, she took a temporary job in a chemistry lab to make money for her medical training. While there, she met Dr. William Charch who worked at DuPont Chemical. Charch is the guy who invented waterproof cellophane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-catching-attention\">Catching Attention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Charch was impressed with the young woman\u2019s drive and intellect and arranged for her to interview at DuPont for a position as a chemist. She got the job but never intended to stay. Throughout her early time at DuPont, Stephanie really just wanted to use her position as a springboard into medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The late 1940\u2019s was an interesting time in America. Sixteen million American men had recently served in World War 2. One in every thirty-eight died. Many large companies struggled to fill their vacancies amidst the massive economic boom that blossomed out of the war. Stephanie\u2019s project at DuPont involved researching radical new chemical technologies. DuPont had introduced nylon recently, and their research in exotic polymers was cutting edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.23.45-PM-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184910\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephanie Kwolek was blessed with a superb mind. She got into polymer research at the perfect time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In short order, Stephanie discovered that she actually had a very real gift for chemistry and shelved her plans for medical school. WW2 had served as an engine to expand the body of scientific knowledge at an unprecedented rate. With technology exploding in the Space Age, Kwolek found herself uniquely positioned to lead that charge. Over the course of the next four decades working at DuPont, Stephanie Kwolek made some truly earth-shaking discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-visionary\">A Visionary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.40.12-PM-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184912\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is the Nylon Rope Trick. It is actually pretty cool, at least by chemistry lab standards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, the Nylon Rope Trick is a staple of modern academic chemistry research labs. I\u2019ve done it myself a couple of times. Stephanie Kwolek first defined it. The experiment involves combining an aliphatic diamine with a solution containing aliphatic diacid chloride that is not miscible in water. The result is a synthetic diamide that propagates as a soft film on the surface of the solution. This process is called interfacial polymerization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By gently grasping the film and pulling it off of the solution, the resulting Nylon 66 will form a strand that can be wrapped around a stick or similar object. As the film is removed this allows the reaction between the two reagents to propagate further, creating yet more nylon. Lastly, by gently wrapping these fibers around a stick, raw nylon can be harvested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwolek\u2019s work in the 1950s and &#8217;60s orbited around unconventional applications for exotic synthetic materials. Most of these were aramids, short for \u201caromatic polyamides.\u201d The resulting fibers, in addition to being extremely tough, could be formed into a wide variety of exotic materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.26.08-PM-789x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184903\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kevlar starts out looking something like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kwolek-makes-kevlar\">Kwolek Makes Kevlar <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwolek\u2019s mandate was to develop a new, tough, synthetic material that could be used in lieu of steel in reinforcing automobile tires. One of the materials she discovered was a low-viscosity, turbid, stir-opalescent liquid that looked very similar to buttermilk. This solution of poly-p-phenylene terephthalate and polybenzamide formed a liquid crystal and was typically considered a waste product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a whim, Kwolek persuaded Charles Smullen, the technician responsible for the spinneret machine in the DuPont lab where she worked, to let her try to extract uniform fibers from this literal garbage. Smullen, for his part, was concerned this new chemical compound would clog up his delicate machine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwolek got her way and was thrilled to find that the resulting fibers were five times stronger than steel at a substantially lighter weight. She discovered that this radical new material could be made even stronger via heat treatment. Kwolek and her colleagues christened this amazing new material Kevlar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-but-what-could-you-actually-do-with-kevlar\">But What Could You Actually Do With Kevlar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The astronomical casualty numbers that came out of World War 2 showed a desperate need for lightweight body armor that would still leave a soldier sufficiently mobile to accomplish his mission. By weaving Kevlar fibers into sheets, Kwolek found that the resulting material was durable in ways that bordered on the supernatural. Eventually, somebody tried shooting it, and the whole world moved just a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.39.00-PM-1024x757.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184911\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By weaving Kevlar fibers into tight sheets, engineers can produce amazingly tough materials.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-read-more-biden-s-joint-speech-to-congress-what-do-you-think-deer-are-wearing-kevlar-vests\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bidens-joint-speech-to-congress-what-do-you-think-deer-are-wearing-kevlar-vests\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden\u2019s Joint Speech to Congress: What do you think deer are wearing kevlar vests?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kevlar sheets used in bullet-resistant vests are tightly woven and must be protected from the sun. Like most synthetic polymers, Kevlar degrades in direct sunlight. Stopping bullets is a function of efficient energy dissipation. In essence, when struck by a bullet Kevlar fibers will stretch without breaking. So long as the projectile is not unduly powerful and the material is properly oriented, Kevlar did indeed reliably stop bullets, at least the handgun sort. That observation really got the juices flowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.25.19-PM-1024x545.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184904\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It is extraordinary the kinds of things are made out of Kevlar these days.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ropes, cables, cell phone cases, race cars, parachute shroud lines, boats, aircraft, and space vehicles all incorporate Kevlar nowadays. The stuff is legit everywhere. By the time Kwolek died at age ninety in 2014, more than one million Kevlar vests had been produced for issue to Law Enforcement personnel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-vested-interest-in-survival\">A Vested Interest in Survival\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.28.37-PM-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184905\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The state-of-the-art in soft body armor marches on even today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern soft body armor is divided into several frankly confusing categories. Level IIA and IIIA are expected to stop most handgun rounds such as 9mm Para, .357 Magnum, and .44 Magnum. In the case of the larger calibers, the bullet will not penetrate, but the violence implicit in surviving such a hit can still cause soft tissue injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.30.09-PM-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184906\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All the cool kids go to war in body armor these days. Those codpieces, while critically important, always look just a wee bit comical.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-read-more-eberlestock-bulletproof-backpack\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/eberlestock-bulletproof-backpack\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eberlestock Bulletproof Backpack<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Level III and IV body armor is rated to stop large-bore, high-velocity projectiles from long guns. As the degree of protection increases, however, the vests typically get heavier and bulkier. When the threat simply becomes too threatening, most soldiers in the Armies of advanced nations as well as tactical teams will use plate armor that is made from either alloyed steel or advanced ceramic materials. Plate armor will reliably stop all but the nastiest armor-piercing rifle rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rest-of-the-kevlar-story\">The Rest of the Kevlar Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.43.09-PM-816x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184914\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Um, yeah&#8230;in addition to bulletproof vests, Stephanie Kwolek brought us Spandex workout clothes as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of her death, Stephanie Kwolek held 28 patents. In addition to Kevlar, she was also instrumental in the development of both Nomex and Spandex. In so doing, Kwolek likely did more to extinguish flaming aviators and support sagging body parts than any scientist before or since. Kwolek\u2019s exotic new materials have become commonplace around the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because she worked for DuPont, Kwolek relinquished the rights to materials discovered on company time to her employer. As a result, despite the fact that the resulting monetization of her ideas brought in literally billions of dollars, Kwolek herself benefitted minimally from her groundbreaking discoveries. According to Google, her net worth was around $5 million at the time of her death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.23.16-PM-1024x511.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184907\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By all accounts, Stephanie Kwolek was a truly great American.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-things-end-well-for-kwolek\">Things End Well For Kwolek<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite her relatively modest financial success, Kwolek was honored with a wide variety of personal and professional awards. She was ultimately granted a further three honorary degrees as well. By all accounts, she led an exceptionally satisfying life. Here are a few quotes\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI guess that&#8217;s just the life of an inventor: what people do with your ideas takes you totally by surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI hope I&#8217;m saving lives. There are very few people in their careers that have the opportunity to do something to benefit mankind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot long ago, I got to meet some troopers whose lives had been saved. They came with their wives, their children, and their parents. It was a very moving occasion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-24-at-2.22.03-PM-1024x920.jpg\" alt=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" class=\"wp-image-184908\" title=\"2 - Will -\u00a0Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This sweet-looking grandmother figure went on to save literally thousands of lives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The extraordinary female inventor Stephanie Kwolek clearly found ample satisfaction with her life\u2019s work. Whether it was flame-retardant clothing for military aviators, bullet-resistant vests that have ultimately saved countless cops, or push-up brassieres and bikini swimsuits, Kwolek\u2019s inventions have legitimately changed the world. It was obviously a pretty great thing that she never followed through on her plans for medical school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"stephanie-louise-kwolek-the-frustrated-physician-who-invented-kevlar\" title=\"Stephanie Louise Kwolek: The Frustrated Physician Who Invented Kevlar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephanie Kwolek\u2019s inventions have legitimately changed the world. 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