The creation of 'Teflon' at the Richmond, Virginia Plant
A laboratory technician places a disc of Teflon tetrafluoroethylene resin, a DuPont industrial plastic, in a high voltage testing set to measure its dielectric strength. The transformer oil bath serves as an insulator to prevent voltage flash over...
Hendrick writes of his disappointment that the vehicle will not be shipped before the end of September. He takes the opportunity to tell them that the voltage of the new power the Electric Light Company put in and from which he will charge the...
Periodicals; Chemical industry; Plastics industry; Nylon;
Table of Contents: The code you live by; Bonus for blinds; Under the hood; Declaration of independence; The high voltage eye; Ungreased lightening; Reflections on summer driving; The new nylon monofilament line; You don't bet your life; A sponge...
Because electrical sparks must be able to jump 200 times a second through the contact point of an automobile voltage regulator, this tiny part is platinum tipped. The platinum, at $1,334 a pound, makes the part one of the most expensive, ounce for...
Operator checks Mylar polyester film taken from a capacitor that has just been given a high voltage test on the apparatus at left. This is part of the complete facilities for testing capacitors in the Film Department's sales development and...
The switch is thrown on the DuPont Condenser Discharge Blasting Machine and all 900 holes are fired at once. This machine, which builds up enough voltage to set off as many as 1200 holes at one time, removed the need for power lines or portable...
Text from back of image: "Jumping from an airplane 2200 feet above Coronado Bay, CA, recently with the intention of landing safely in the water, George La Wand, aerial daredevil, was caught by a gust of wind and blown over the residence section of...
