April 6, 1938: Teflon, an Invention That Sticks

1938: Fiddling around in the lab one day, Roy Plunkett accidentally discovers polytetrafluoroethylene, soon to be known as Teflon, a slippery substance that will have practical applications in everything from nonstick cookware to a presidential nickname. Plunkett, a chemist at DuPont’s Jackson research lab in New Jersey, made his discovery in the time-honored scientific way: […]

National Teflon Day - Holidays That Might Get Overlooked

50 Inventions Lived Through By My Grandfather

Products that were intended for a completely different purpose

April 6, 1903: Edgerton Born, Father of High-Speed Photography

Did You Know Teflon Polymer Was Invented By Accident?

On This Day - Apr 06 : Teflon invented, Resource

Nonstick Cookware History

National Teflon Day

Roy J. Plunkett Science History Institute