I read somewhere that the word nylon comes from New York, London. I don’t know how true that is. Bill
What was the first synthetic polymer fiber ever synthesized by man? If you did not say Nylon, you are not paying attention. That's right, Nylon was invented in 1938 by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company . And the world has never been the same. And who was the primary researcher? Carruthers. What does the word nylon stand for? It was originally called no-run, for the idea was that fabrics made from it would not run. In the PR process this was reversed to nuron, which eventually became nylon, before the stuff hit the market... --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.585 / Virus Database: 370 - Release Date: 2/11/2004
