The Interesting History of Nylon Fabric

a bunch of nylon rope tied together

The story behind the famous nylon fabric starts in the early 19th century when DuPont began testing for the development of cellulose-based fibers. DuPont was founded by a French-American chemist and industrialist, ÉleuthèreIrénée du Pont, in 1802 in Wilmington, Delaware. After nylon was introduced and widely accepted, it became one of the … Read more