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JanSport used the canvas-like nylon in their original daypacks in the 1970s, and now exclusively uses polyester Cordura. [7] In the 1980s, Manhattan Portage began using 1000 denier (D) Cordura nylon in their bags. [8] During the 1990s, European workwear clothing brands adopted the 1000D and 500D fabric for reinforcements.
Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R and D, 1902–1980. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-32767-9. Kinnane, Adrian (2002). DuPont: From the Banks of the Brandywine to Miracles of Science. Wilmington: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. ISBN 0-8018-7059-3. Ndiaye, Pap A. (trans. 2007).
Gainsborough Dupont - A Wooded Landscape with Cattle and Herdsman. Dupont was born in Sudbury, Suffolk, on 20 December 1754 [2] the eldest son of Thomas Gainsborough's sister Sarah, and her husband Philip Dupont.
Pages in category "Du Pont family residences" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... This page was last edited on 7 July 2015, ...
IG Farben is the German consortium that buys Du Pont in the Kurt Vonnegut novel Hocus Pocus. Games. In the Hearts of Iron series (developed by Paradox Interactive), IG Farben is one of several Design Companies that may be selected to provide a bonus to technology research for Germany; other options include Siemens and Krupp. [92] [better source ...
The Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust was created as per Alfred I. du Pont's will after his death in 1935. It has been my firm conviction throughout life that it is the duty of everyone in the world to do what is within his power to alleviate human suffering. It is, therefore, natural that I should desire after having made provision for the immediate members of my family and others whom I ...
Pierre Samuel du Pont (/ d uː ˈ p ɒ n t /; January 15, 1870 – April 4, 1954) was an American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist and member of the prominent du Pont family. He was president of DuPont from 1915 to 1919, and was on its board of directors until 1940.
With the entry of the United States into World War I Du Pont was recommissioned 9 April 1917 and assigned to duty in the 2d Naval District. The following year she was attached to Patrol Squadron, New London Section, for duty in Narragansett Bay. From 1 August 1918 she was known as Coast Torpedo Boat No. 3 to release the name Du Pont for new ...