Nylon is a silky, plastic polymer material. It is a widely used material because of its high strength. Nylon is used in the manufacture of items such as fishing nets, tooth brushes, ropes and parachute canopies. It is also used in the manufacture of ladies stockings. Prior to the invention of nylon, ladies stockings were usually made of silk. The semi-synthetic material, rayon, had been invented by the Swiss inventor Georges Audemars in 1855. It was called artificial silk but it proved to be unsuitable for the manufacture of a wide range of products.

The DuPont Company of Wilmington Delaware, USA began research to improve the quality of rayon in the early 1920’s. During the research a team of chemists discovered nylon. The first nylon was produced by Wallace Carothers in 1935. Development of the new product continued during the following years. In 1938 DuPont began the construction of a new facility near Delaware that was capable of producing large amounts nylon.

Nylon was first produced Wallace Carothers at the DuPont Company of Wilmington Delaware, USA in the year 1935 On This Day.

Louis Vuitton was a fashion designer and businessman, who was a native of France. In 1874 he founded the iconic fashion House of Louis Vuitton. Today it is one of the world’s leading fashion houses and operates in fifty countries around the world.

Louis Vuitton was born in Anchay, Jura, France on August 4^th 1821. At the age of 16 he moved to Paris where he was employed by a box-making company. In 1854 he opened his own box-making workshop in Paris, specializing in packing fashions.

Vuitton was hired by the wife of Emperor Napoleon III as personal box maker and packer. This allowed him gain access to elite clients and helped to establish his firm. Following his death in 1892 his son Georges Vuitton took over the management of the company.

Louis Vuitton, fashion designer and businessman who founded the iconic fashion House of Louis Vuitton in 1874, died aged 70 in the year 1892 On This Day.

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John Harvey Kellogg was a medical doctor and businessman who was a native of the USA. With his brother Will Keith Kellogg he co-invented the breakfast cereal, Corn Flakes. It has been said that the invention of Corn Flakes ‘changed the breakfast landscape forever’

John Harvey Kellogg was born in Tyrone, Michigan in 1852. He graduated with medical degree from the New York University Medical College in 1875. He became director of Battle Creek Sanitarium, where his brother Will Keith worked, in 1877. He remained as director until his death in 1843 at the age of 91.

The Kellogg Company was established by Will Keith and John Harvey Kellogg at the Battle Creek Sanitarium on February 19th 1906. Today the Kellogg Company is a multinational food-manufacturing company which has its headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan in the United States. Producing cereals and convenience foods, Kellogg’s has manufacturing facilities in 18 countries around the world. Its largest factory is based in Manchester, England.

John Harvey Kellogg, medical doctor and businessman who co-invented the breakfast cereal Corn Flakes, was born in Tyrone, Michigan in the year 1852 On This Day.

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Neil Jordan is an award-winning film director, author and screenwriter who is a native of Ireland. Apart from being a successful novelist and short-story writer he is probably best known for films such as ‘Michael Collins’, Interview with the Vampire’ and ‘The Company of Wolves’. Jordan’s latest film ‘Greta’ was released in September 2018.

Neil Jordan was born Neil Patrick Jordan in Sligo in 1950. Having graduated from University College Dublin he published his first book ‘Night in Tunisia’ in 1979. In 1981 he was recruited to work on the film ‘Excalibur’. During his career he has been the recipient of numerous awards. In 1992 he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ‘The Crying Game’.

Neil Jordan, award-winning film director, author and screenwriter who is a native of Sligo, Ireland was born in the year 1950 On This Day.

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Steve Jobs, who with Steve Wozniak was a co-founder of Apple Computers was a native of America. He is widely regarded as one the pioneers of the personal computer revolution. The Apple Company, which is now known as Apple Inc. is a global company which has over 4,000 employees in Ireland.

Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California in 1955. Having studied at Reed College, Oregon he dropped out in 1972 and spent some time studying Zen Buddhism. He co-founded Apple Computers in 1976 with Steve Wozniak. They went on to invent the Apple II which became one of the first highly successful mass-produced personal computers.

Apple is now one of the largest information technology companies in the world. It employs over 80,000 people in 15 countries around the world. The company manufactures hardware products such as the Mac and the iPhone and software products such as the iOS operating systems and the iTunes media browser.

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computers who is widely regarded as one the pioneers of the personal computer revolution, was born in San Francisco in the year 1955 On This Day.

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