GORE-TEX has been around in its best-known form for approximately 40 years now, having played an instrumental role in the modernization of technical clothing. But the membrane with accidental origins has since found its way into medical implants, electric wiring and industrial products, all thanks to one happy accident in the late '60s.W. L. Gore and Associates was founded in 1958 by Wilbert Lee Gore, primarily as an outlet for his expertise in fluoropolymer technology. A decade later, the compa...
GORE-TEX has been around in its best-known form for approximately 40 years now, having played an instrumental role in the modernization of technical clothing. But the membrane with accidental origins has since found its way into medical implants, electric wiring and industrial products, all thanks to one happy accident in the late '60s.W. L. Gore and Associates was founded in 1958 by Wilbert Lee Gore, primarily as an outlet for his expertise in fluoropolymer technology. A decade later, the compa...
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