S. Donald Stookey

Chemist, Academic

1915 –

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Who is S. Donald Stookey?

Stanley Donald Stookey is an American inventor. He has 60 patents in his name related to glass and ceramics, some solely his while others are jointly with others. His discoveries and inventions have affected considerably the development of ceramics, eyeglasses, sunglasses, cookware, defense systems, and electronics.

He was a research director at Corning Glass Works for 47 years doing R & D in glass and ceramic development. His inventions include Fotoform, CorningWare, Cercor, Pyroceram and Photochromic Ophthalmic glass eyewear.

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Born
May 23, 1915
Hay Springs
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Lafayette College
  • Coe College
Lived in
  • Nebraska
  • United States of America

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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