Science on the 24th of August 1918 in history

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24 Aug 1918 Ray McIntire	science	birth Ray McIntire Born 24 Aug 1918; died 2 Feb 1996 at age 77. U.S. chemical engineer who inadvertently created what became known as Styrofoam while working for the Dow Chemical Co., where he was attempting to develop a rubberlike polymer to be used as a flexible insulator.	0

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