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  1. Joseph Clois Shivers Jr. (November 29, 1920 – September 1, 2014) was an American textile chemist who was based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, best known for his role in the structural development of Spandex, a thermoplastic elastomer, in the 1950s, while employed at DuPont.

    • Joseph Clois Shivers Jr., November 29, 1920, Marlton, New Jersey, United States
    • development of Lycra (Spandex)
  2. Sep 1, 2014 · Born Nov. 29, 1920 - Died Sept. 1, 2014. One of the top clothing innovations of the 20th century was invented at DuPont during the 1950s by chemist Joseph Shivers. While working as a researcher developing polymers, Shivers created Lycra, the stretchy synthetic fiber known generically as spandex.

  3. Feb 26, 2018 · Unknown Stories of WNY: The Man Behind Spandex. Former Canisius professor and DuPont researcher, Dr. Joseph Shivers will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame on May 3rd. His...

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  4. Sep 1, 2014 · Joseph Clois Shivers Jr. (November 29, 1920 – September 1, 2014) was an American textile chemist who was based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, best known for his role in the structural development of Spandex, a thermoplastic elastomer, in the 1950s, while employed at DuPont.

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  6. SMART NEWS. Thank (?) Joseph Shivers For Spandex. From Spanx to space suits, spandex has shaped modern garments. Kat Eschner. November 29, 2017. Spandex, under the brand name Lycra, quickly...

  7. Sep 1, 2014 · February 13, 2018. BUFFALO, NY – The National Inventors Hall of Fame will induct former Canisius University chemistry instructor Joseph C. Shivers Jr., PhD, posthumously, on May 3, 2018 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

  8. Feb 27, 2018 · Inventor Joseph Shivers will be inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame for his Spandex Patent. The synthetic elastic fiber known as spandex, a name which comes from an anagram of “expands,”...

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