Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar
She recognized promise in an unusual laboratory solution, developing a remarkably strong fiber whose use in protective equipment helped save lives and reshape industrial materials.
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Gertrude B. Elion: Groundbreaking Chemist Who Helped Create the AIDS Drug
She helped change how medicines were developed, bringing a more targeted approach to drug research that produced treatments for serious diseases and earned major scientific recognition.