Patsy O'Connell Sherman
Patsy O'Connell Sherman (born September 15, 1930 in Minneapolis , Minnesota ; † February 11, 2008 there ) was an American chemist and inventor.
Life
By 1948 Patsy Sherman attended a high school in Minneapolis and then studied at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter , Minnesota, where she was the first woman to receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics in 1952. After completing her studies, she initially got a temporary job at the technology company 3M . She stayed with the company until she retired in 1992.
At 3M, she did research on fluorine chemistry and contributed to 16 patent applications. In 1953 she and Samuel Smith discovered the cleaning effect of a fluoropolymer based on perfluorooctane sulfonic acid by chance . By 1956 they developed perfluorooctane sulfonate to the point of product maturity. In the period that followed, 3M developed an entire line of impregnation materials under the brand name Scotchgard .
In 1989 she was inducted into the Minnesota Hall of Fame as the first woman, and in 2001 she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame with Samuel Smith .
literature
- Patsy O'Connell Sherman: How she has transformed the scene. Minnesota Science and Technology Hall of Fame, accessed February 14, 2018 .
- Edmund L. Andrews: Patents; New Exhibit Shows History of Women Inventors . In: New York Times . January 20, 1990 ( online [accessed February 14, 2018]).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Patsy O. Sherman - 1989 inductee. Minnesota Hall of Fame: Inductees, accessed February 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Inventors: 3M. National Inventors Hall of Fame, accessed February 14, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sherman, Patsy O'Connell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist and inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis , Minnesota |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 2008 |
| Place of death | Minneapolis , Minnesota |