Stephanie Kwolek

Stephanie Kwolek was born in

• Birmingham

• Alabama

• Pennsylvania

• Rathdrum

She obtained a degree in

She would have really liked to be

• a doctor

• a vet

• a fashion designer

• a mechanic

Stephanie was important to DuPont because

• she was a talented chemist

• she discovered new types of wool

• she invented a new extra strong, fireproof material

• she discovered a cure for leprosy

If you looked up a dictionary, which meaning do you think most closely matches the word 'synthetic' in the text about Stephanie Kwolek

• having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience

• a substance made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product.

When Stephanie Kwolek was given the task of designing new fibres what did she trust?

If you were advertising Kevlar, how would you finish the strapline 'Trust Kevlar because...........

Kevlar could be used in equipment for which of these jobs (you may tick more than one)

• builder

• armed forces

• mountain guide

• engineer

• sports instructor

Do you think that it is of importance that Kevlar was invented by a woman? explain your answer.

If you met Stephanie Kwolek, what question would you ask her?