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The Billion-Dollar Ghost: Nylon’s Inventor and the Tragic Price of Innovation

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The Billion-Dollar Ghost: Nylon’s Inventor and the Tragic Price of Innovation

27/12/2025 user0Tagged DuPont, Great Depression, innovation, intellectual property, mental health in business, nylon, polymer chemistry, R&D investing, stock market, Wallace Carothers

Discover the tragic story of Wallace Carothers, the inventor of nylon, and the profound lessons his life holds for modern investing, innovation, and business.