Stopping Bullets with a Thread

Stephanie Kwolek and Her Incredible Invention

By Wyckoff, Edwin Brit

Publishers Summary:
Biography of the woman chemist who invented Kevlar, a superstrong fiber used to make, among other things, bullet-resistent vests.

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ISBN
978-0-76602-850-0
Publisher
Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2008.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on July 1, 2008

Gr 4-6 While these titles include simple biographies, they are also career and invention materials, and would be useful in classes on a variety of topics: introductions to inventors, inventions, the creative process, useful tools to society, or the hist...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2008

These books present the lives of three very different inventors. Each was brilliant, determined, and, despite adversity, successful. Though the writing tends to o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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