the chemical company that gave america nylon, teflon, and a very long list of lawsuits.
means a du pont de nemours e i and company is a us chemical and materials giant that has spent two centuries turning laboratory accidents into household staples.
from founded in 1802 near wilmington delaware by eleuthere irenee du pont, a french emigre who fled the revolution and started out making gunpowder, quite literally building an empire from explosives before pivoting to fibers plastics and coatings.
nylon 1938 — first synthetic fiber, debuted at the 1939 world's fair
teflon — nonstick coating, discovered by roy plunkett in 1938
kevlar — invented by stephanie kwolek in 1965, now in bulletproof vests
c8 scandal — parkersburg west virginia water contamination, subject of the film dark waters