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Stephanie Kwolek discovered Kevlar by accident. While working on lightweight fibers for tires at DuPont, she created a solution that looked unusual and weak. Instead of throwing it out, she tested it—and it produced fibers five times stronger than steel. That "failed" experiment became Kevlar, the material used in bulletproof vests and body armor. [Read more] [read more] @googlefactss#STEM#Chemistry#Innovation#Kevlar

Shirley Ann Jackson was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate from MIT. Her research at Bell Labs contributed to inventions like caller ID, call waiting, and fiber-optic cables. She also served as head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under President Clinton. She was also the first Black woman to lead a major technological institute as president of RPI. [Read more] @googlefactss#ShirleyAnnJackson#STEM#BlackInSTEM#ScienceHistory#STEM#BlackInSTEM#ScienceHistory