Dupont was afraid of a secondary > lawsuit because they knew better - they designed Teflon and are familiar > with all of its characteristics. > Actually, they didn't design it. It resulted unexpectedly from some experiments to produce another product. A chemist (pretty famous guy for having done this, but I forget his name) was exploring a series of different molecules as possible refrigerants. When he tried tetrafluoroethylene, instead of condensing and evaporating as predicted (and desired), it solidified as a polymer, and NOTHING WOULD STICK TO IT. Story goes on from there. DMc David McNeely |
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