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Nathaniel Convers Wyeth

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Nathaniel Convers Wyeth

Birth
Death
4 Jul 1990 (aged 78)
Burial
Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.9069862, Longitude: -75.5929794
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American chemist and inventor, received patent for PET (polyethylene terephthalate) beverage bottles. This was the first safe plastic strong enough to hold carbonated beverages without bursting.

Eldest son of illustrator N.C. Wyeth and his wife Carolyn Bockius. Brother to Henriette Wyeth Hurd(1907-1997), Carolyn Wyeth(1909-1994), Ann Wyeth McCoy(1915-2005) and Andrew Wyeth(1917-2009).
American chemist and inventor, received patent for PET (polyethylene terephthalate) beverage bottles. This was the first safe plastic strong enough to hold carbonated beverages without bursting.

Eldest son of illustrator N.C. Wyeth and his wife Carolyn Bockius. Brother to Henriette Wyeth Hurd(1907-1997), Carolyn Wyeth(1909-1994), Ann Wyeth McCoy(1915-2005) and Andrew Wyeth(1917-2009).


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