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Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (born 1920)
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Joseph Shivers
American textile chemist (1920–2014)
Joseph Clois Shivers Jr. was an American textile chemist who was based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, best known for his role in the structural development of Spandex, a thermoplastic elastomer, in the 1950s, while employed at DuPont.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Spandex
Synthetic fibre known for its elasticity
Spandex, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is a polyether-polyurea copolymer that was invented in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)