John Rex Whinfield
Deceased Person
1901 – 1966
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Who was John Rex Whinfield?
John Rex Whinfield CBE was a British chemist who, together with James Tennant Dickson investigated polyesters and in 1941 produced and patented the first polyester fibre which they named Terylene, also known as Dacron, equal to or surpassing nylon in toughness and resilience.
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- Born
- Feb 16, 1901
- Education
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- Died
- 1966
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on July 23, 2013
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