Question

Who is considered as the "Father of Rayon"?

• A. Louis Pasteur
• B. Hilaire de Chardonnet
• C. Yu Ming Han
• D. John Dalton

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Hilaire de Chardonnet

The increasing price of silk and the instances of diseases among silkworms led two scientists Louis Pasteur and Hilaire de Chardonnet to start research on saving the silk industry and led to the invention of the first man-made fibre, Rayon in 1885. For this Hilaire de Chardonnet is considered as Father of Rayon.