Stephanie Kwolek, 83,
shown in this June 20, 2007
file photo taken in Brandywine Hundred, Del., wears regular house gloves
made with the Kevlar she invented. Jennifer Corbett/The News Journal/AP Photo
file photo taken in Brandywine Hundred, Del., wears regular house gloves
made with the Kevlar she invented. Jennifer Corbett/The News Journal/AP Photo
As one of the few pioneering female chemists in the 1960s,
Stephanie Kwolek invented the flexible, tougher than steel fibers that were
used to create life-saving body armor for law enforcement and soldiers.
Kwolek died this week at the age of 90, her co-workers at
DuPont, the chemical company where Kwolek worked, confirmed to ABC News.