Ndiaye, Pap, <br/><br/>
Nylon and bombs :  DuPont and the march of modern America / 
Pap A. Ndiaye ; translated by Elborg Forster. 
 - 1 online resource (308 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Studies in industry and society .
 - Studies in industry and society. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-281) and index. 
<br/><br/>DuPont and the rise of chemical engineering -- From ammonia to nylon : technologies and careers -- Culture and politics at DuPont before World War II -- The forgetten engineers of the bomb -- The heyday and decline of chemical enineering. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421403342 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemical industry--History.--United States<br/>Research, Industrial--History.--United States<br/>Military-industrial complex--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD9651.9.D8  / N3513 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.7/6600973