Eugene C. Sullivan

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Eugene C. Sullivan ( January 23, 1872 - May 12, 1962 ) was an American chemist. He developed in Corning -Glaswerken the Pyrex glass.

Sullivan studied chemistry at the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree and then in Göttingen and Leipzig, where he received his doctorate under Wilhelm Ostwald . He taught at the University of Michigan and was with the US Geological Survey before joining Corning Glassworks in 1908, whose research laboratory he founded in 1908. He was the first research director there.

With his colleague in chemistry, William C. Taylor, he developed borosilicate glass for use in railway lights, the better durability of which eliminated a major cause of accidents. The heat-resistant Pyrex glass developed by both (market launch 1915) - also a form of borosilicate glass - was used for baking molds and led to completely new areas of application for the glass industry.

The research park founded by Corning Glass in Erwin near Corning in 1960 was named Sullivan Park in his honor .

He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame .

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  1. ↑ Dr. Eugene C. Sullivan, 90, Dies A Developer of Pyrex for Corning. The New York Times , May 13, 1962, accessed March 5, 2020 .
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SURNAME Sullivan, Eugene C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chemist
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1872
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1962