Stephanie Kwolek — Questions and answers

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What amazing new material did Stephanie Kwolek help create that was five times stronger than steel?

Choices

  1. Kevlar ✓
  2. DuPont
  3. Polymers
  4. Spruance

Answer: Kevlar

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Who helped Stephanie Kwolek learn about observing nature and using the scientific method?

Choices

  1. Her mother
  2. Her father ✓
  3. A skilled seamstress
  4. An innovator

Answer: Her father

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Why did Stephanie Kwolek first start working at DuPont?

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  1. To become a mentor
  2. To earn money for medical school ✓
  3. To study polymer chemistry
  4. To redefine material science

Answer: To earn money for medical school

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What important problem was Stephanie Kwolek trying to solve in the early 1960s?

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  1. How to make radial tires
  2. How to develop a lightweight and very strong fiber ✓
  3. How to combine all types of polymers
  4. How to improve fuel efficiency

Answer: How to develop a lightweight and very strong fiber

From page 4

How did Stephanie Kwolek's special solution look, according to the text?

Choices

  1. Clear and sticky
  2. Thick and shiny
  3. Bubbly and green
  4. Turbid, thin, and milky ✓

Answer: Turbid, thin, and milky

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How did Charles Smullen feel when he saw the strong fiber emerge from Kwolek's solution?

Choices

  1. He was bored
  2. He was surprised ✓
  3. He was angry
  4. He was confused

Answer: He was surprised

From page 6

In what year did DuPont officially introduce Stephanie Kwolek's invention as Kevlar?

Choices

  1. 1965
  2. 1971 ✓
  3. 1960
  4. 1995

Answer: 1971

From page 8

What special honor did Stephanie Kwolek receive in 1995 for her invention of Kevlar?

Choices

  1. A Nobel Prize
  2. A medal from the President
  3. Induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame ✓
  4. A new job at a different company

Answer: Induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame

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