Who had discovered nylon and rayon ?

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Wallace Carothers discovered Nylon. The first example of nylon (nylon 6,6) was produced by Wallace Carothers on February 28, 1935, at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station.

Georges Audemars discovered Rayon. Rayon was invented by the Swiss chemist George Audemars in 1855.

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