Paul Schlack

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name = Paul Schlack


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caption = Paul Schlack
birth_date = birth date|1897|12|22
birth_place = Stuttgart, Germany
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death_date = death date and age|1987|8|19|1897|12|22
death_place = Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany
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work_institution = Technical University of Stuttgart
alma_mater = Technical University of Stuttgart
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known_for = Perlon
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Paul Schlack was born on 22 December 1897 and completed his studies at the Technical University of Stuttgart in 1921. He worked as a research chemist in Copenhagen for a year, then returned to Stuttgart. He received his PhD in 1924. Around this time he developed a keen interest in amide chemistry. He would synthesize Nylon 6 January 29 1938, widely known by its tradename Perlon.

External links

* [http://www.plastiquarian.com/schlack.htm Plastiquarian] Contains large amount of information related to plastics, polymers and their inventors
*cite web
url = http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/artikel/370/154967/
title = Fallschirm und Damenstrumpf
date = 2008-01-29
publischer = Süddeutsche Zeitung
author = Alexander Stirn
*cite web
url = http://www.chf.de/benzolring/archiv/sc-1297.html
title = 100. Geburtstag von Paul Schlack: "Perlon" wird 60
date = 1997-12-22
publischer = CHemisches Institut Dr. Flad, CHF
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