Robert W. Gore
Robert W. Gore (born April 15, 1937 in Salt Lake City ) is an American engineer and scientist, inventor and businessman who, together with his father Bill Gore, developed the Gore-Tex , a waterproof but vapor- permeable membrane made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) , invented.
Gore attended the University of Delaware and received a PhD from the University of Minnesota in chemical engineering . As a student in Delaware in 1957, he discovered a way to insulate electrical conductors with PTFE tape. In 1969 he stretched heated PTFE rods and thus produced expanded PTFE, which was patented and sold under the Gore-Tex brand .
His father Bill founded WL Gore & Associates in 1958. Robert Gore was President of the company from 1976 to 2000 and is currently (2010) nor its Board of Directors Chairman .
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- ↑ a b Robert Gore . In: Hall of Fame Induction Info . National Inventors Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
patent
- Patent US3953566 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gore, Robert W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer, scientist, inventor, and businessman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salt Lake City |