A stocking fetishist turns his obsession into a profession and photographs his anonymous female neighbours in nylons: shy girls, upright housewives and uninhibited working girls present themselves in all innocence. Like no other accessory, nylon transforms almost every woman into an erotic being. Women's legs become their seductive secret and it ...
This history of fashion traces the evolution of nylon and other manmade materials, starting in the late 19th century when rayon was invented. The author describes American manufacturers' marketing efforts of the 1940s, explaining how it was not until the mid-1950s, when Christian Dior and other famous designers began to experiment with synthetic ...
The first full biography of the man whom Roger Adams called the greatest chemist in America. Carothers took an infant science called polymer chemistry, defined it, and guided it toward its present maturity. Hermes tells the story of Carothers's sudden dramatic research successes--the discoveries that led to neoprene and nylon--and his relentless ...
The story of synthetics in fashion, beginning with Courtauld's "ArtSilk" and taking in DuPont's invention of nylon in the late thirties and the advent of rayon, crimplene and lycra. The part played by fashion houses is discussed, along with the rise of the Japanese couturiers.
This book describes the synthesis, structure and properties of the polyamide family known by the common term n-nylon. Both the chemistry and physics are combined, making it a unique contribution to literature in this field. After general chapters on thermodynamics, polycondensation and crystallinity, all nylons from n=1 to n=22 are discussed in ...
Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science ...
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