Teflon was invented in 1938 by Dr Roy Plunkett who was a scientist at chemical company Du Pont. As is the case with many inventions and scientific discoveries Dr Plunkett discovered this breakthrough and very useful material by accident whilst carrying out research on manufacturing clorofluorocarbons (CFC's). The Teflon material as it is now known was discovered as a residual material during other chemical testing and research and was first marketed as teplon in 1945.
Teflon was also subsequently manufactured by other companies and given names such as Fluon or PTFE which is short for its scientific description Polytetrafluoroethylene. One of its first major uses was in the manufacture of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in 1945.
Teflon was also subsequently manufactured by other companies and given names such as Fluon or PTFE which is short for its scientific description Polytetrafluoroethylene. One of its first major uses was in the manufacture of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan in 1945.