Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
Lammot du Pont
DuPont Corporation
1926–1940
1926–1940
DuPont Corporation
1926–1940
1926–1940
- Industry: Chemicals & Industrial
- Era: 1920
Under duPont’s leadership, researchers at duPont invented nylon, which revolutionized the textile industry. Researchers also discovered neoprene (the first general purpose synthetic rubber), Orlon and Dacron under duPont’s direction. duPont kept the duPont Corporation highly profitable during his tenure as president despite the Depression of the 1930s.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1880–1954
- Birthplace: Delaware
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Father: Head, Same Company
Education / Military
- Undergraduate: Massachusetts Institute of Technology