| LC control no. | n 84211320 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Stookey, S. Donald (Stanley Donald) |
| Variant(s) | Stookey, Stanley Donald Stookey, S. D. (Stanley Donald) |
| Located | Cedar Rapids (Iowa) |
| Birth date | 19150523 |
| Death date | 20141104 |
| Place of birth | Hay Springs (Neb.) |
| Place of death | Rochester (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Glass-ceramics Glass, Photosensitive |
| Affiliation | Corning Glass Works |
| Profession or occupation | Industrial chemists Inventors |
| Found in | His Journey to the center of the crystal ball, c1985: CIP t.p. (S.D. Stookey) data sheet (Stookey, S. D. (Stanley Donald)) bk. t.p. (S. Donald Stookey) New York times (online), viewed Nov. 7, 2014 (in obituary published Nov. 6: S. Donald Stookey; b. Stanley Donald Stookey, May 23, 1915, Hay Springs, Neb.; his family moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when he was a boy; d. Tuesday [Nov. 4, 2014], Rochester, aged 99; scientist with Corning Glass Works; invented synthetic glass ceramics, the highly versatile range of materials that continue to be refined for new uses, including glass stovetops; also developed photosensitive glass and glass used in eyeglasses that darken in response to light) |
| Associated language | eng |
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