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Top 10 science anniversaries of 2015

From genes and dreams to gravity and Kevlar, 2015 offers plenty to celebrate

Stephanie Kwolek, a chemist at DuPont, developed the chemical processes that enabled the invention 50 years ago of the superstrong material Kevlar, one of many anniversaries worth celebrating in 2015.

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By Tom Siegfried

April 8, 2015 at 12:02 pm

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