[DOC] [TLE] Teflon was Invented by Accident - Today I Found Out [PAR] Aug 26, 2011 ... The man who accidentally invented it was Dr. Roy Plunkett. ... According to 
DuPont, in 1938, 27 year old Dr. Plunkett and his assistant, Jack ... of the 
slipperiest substances known to man), non-corrosive, chemically stable, and that 
it ... It was also in the 1960s that Teflon began being used in its most publicly... [DOC] [TLE] Polytetrafluoroethylene - Wikipedia [PAR] Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene 
that has numerous applications. The best known brand name of PTFE-based 
formulas is Teflon by Chemours. Chemours is a spin-off of DuPont Co., which 
discovered the compound in 1938. ... PTFE was accidentally discovered in 1938 
by Roy Plunkett while he was... [DOC] [TLE] Roy J. Plunkett; DuPont Co. Chemist Discovered Teflon - latimes [PAR] May 15, 1994 ... Roy J. Plunkett, a DuPont Co. chemist who discovered Teflon, which ... Plunkett 
was working as a research chemist for DuPont in 1938 when he discovered the 
material. ... and proved to be one of the most slippery substances known. The 
non-stick nature of Teflon also earned a place in popular language. [DOC] [TLE] Roy J. Plunkett | Chemical Heritage Foundation [PAR] Jul 27, 2015 ... Teflon, discovered by Roy J. Plunkett at the DuPont Company's Jackson 
Laboratory in 1938, was an accidental inventionunlike most of the other 
polymer products. ... Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to the theory of 
polymers. ... low surface friction so that most other substances would not adhere 
to it. [DOC] [TLE] April 6, 1938: Teflon, an Invention That Sticks | WIRED [PAR] Apr 6, 2011 ... 1938: Fiddling around in the lab one day, Roy Plunkett accidentally discovers ... 
soon to be known as Teflon, a slippery substance that will have practical ... 
Plunkett, a chemist at DuPont's Jackson research lab in New Jersey, made his ... 
like graphite: It was lubricated better and extremely heat-resistant, due... [DOC] [TLE] Roy Plunkett and the Invention of Teflon - Inventors - About.com [PAR] Aug 19, 2016 ... Polytetrafluoroethylene, the basis of Teflon, was discovered by accident in 1938 
and patented seven years later. ... Dr. Roy Plunkett discovered PTFE or 
polytetrafluoroethylene, the basis of Teflon, in April 1938. ... It's still the only 
known substance that a gecko's feet can't stick to. ... You might also enjoy:. [DOC] [TLE] Roy J. Plunkett and the Discovery of Teflon - yovisto Blogyovisto Blog [PAR] Jun 26, 2015 ... US chemist Roy J. Plunkett is best knwon for his accidentally discovery of 
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known under the DuPont trademark Teflon. 
... for his 1938 accidentally discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better ... 
using the substance on scientific utensils, marketed the first US-made... [DOC] [TLE] Roy J. Plunkett Is Dead at 83 - Created Teflon While at Du Pont ... [PAR] May 15, 1994 ... Roy J. Plunkett Is Dead at 83; Created Teflon While at Du Pont ... In 1938 Dr. 
Plunkett was a 27-year-old research chemist in the E. I. du Pont du ... The new 
nonstick substance also revolutionized the plastics industry by moving ... benefit 
to people -- not just indirectly, but directly to real people whom I know. [DOC] [TLE] The History of Teflon by DuPont tetrafluoroethylene ... - Mindfully.org [PAR] Also See: The story of Teflon began April 6, 1938, at DuPont's Jackson 
Laboratory ... DuPont chemist, Dr. Roy J. Plunkett, was working with gases 
related to Freon ... The invention of PTFE has been described as "an example 
of serendipity, ... in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most 
slippery substance. [DOC] [TLE] The Accidental Inventor | DiscoverMagazine.com [PAR] Oct 1, 1996 ... Luckily, he screwed up and invented Teflon instead. ... Roy Plunkett was only 27 
years old and had been working as a chemist at the ... years when, in the spring 
of 1938, he made a discovery that brought him lasting fame. ... used form of Freon

Question: In 1938 chemist Roy Plunkett invented polytetrafluorethylene, a nonstick substance better known as this
Answer: Teflon