Herman E. Schroeder Explained

Herman E. Schroeder (6 July 1915 – 28 November 2009) was a research director at DuPont, inventor of the first practical adhesive for bonding rubber to nylon for B29 bomber tires,^[1] and a pioneer in the development of specialty elastomers.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life and education

Schroder was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 6, 1915. He attended Harvard University, where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry in 1936 and 1937 and his Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1939.

Awards

In 1984, Schroeder received the Charles Goodyear Medal. DuPont awarded him the Lavoisier Medal for Inspirational Research Leadership in 1992.

Publications

Book: 9781569902059 . Thermoplastic Elastomers, 2nd Edition.

Death

He died in 2009 in Greenville, Delaware.^[6]

External links

• Finding aids for the Herman Schroeder papers and the Herman Schroeder photograph collection are available at Hagley Museum and Library. Both collections are available for research.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schroeder . H. E. . U.S. Patent No. 2,425,349 - Laminated Structures (1947) . patents.google.com . U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. . 2 February 2024.
2. Web site: Center for Oral History. Herman E. Schroeder . .
3. Book: Raymond C. . Ferguson . Herman E. Schroeder, Transcript of Interviews Conducted by Raymond C. Ferguson in Greenville, Delaware on 30 December 1986 and 12 January 1987 . 12 January 1987 . Philadelphia, PA. .
4. Web site: Obituary. .
5. Web site: Audio interview. 28 Aug 2013.
6. Book: Ferguson . Raymond C. . THE BECKMAN CENTER FOR THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY - HERMAN E. SCHROEDER . 12 January 1987 . Chemical Heritage Foundation . Greenville, Delaware . 36 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927025712/https://scihist-digicoll-production-originals.s3.amazonaws.com/asset/f75f5bfd-569c-46d3-b6e0-7d94cbda676e/12963f78e0036451fae6cb89b2730ee2.pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAU4GX5J7ESI6XHR42%2F20220927%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20220927T013441Z&X-Amz-Expires=172800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22schroeder_he_0063_FULL_tb09j687m.pdf%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27schroeder_he_0063_FULL_tb09j687m.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Signature=787d9c7b1ecd08a5a79270e94648005543d0e5fff36ff11ae60879afc7295700 . dead .