S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (died 2014)

Stanley Donald Stookey was an American inventor. He had 60 patents in his name related to glass and ceramics. His discoveries and inventions have contributed to the development of ceramics, eyeglasses, sunglasses, cookware, defense systems, and electronics.

Corning Ware, also written CorningWare, is a brand of unique glass-ceramic (Pyroceram) cookware resistant to thermal shock introduced in 1958 by Corning Glass Works in the United States. The brand was later spun off with the sale of the Corning Consumer Products Company subsidiary, now known as Corelle Brands.