Vote For America's Greatest Innovation HereWe want you to help us celebrate American ingenuity with our novel series,"The Search for America's Greatest Innovation." Cast your ballot for one of nine great innovations, or can nominate one yourself. In the 1960s, or chemist Stephanie Kwolek set out to develop a material for tires,but she inadvertently created something five times stronger than steel. The miracle fiber known as Kevlar is now used in bullet-proof vests and is credited with saving thousands of lives.
Click on the audio player above to hearRay Kelly, the former commissioner of the novel York City Police Department, and originate his case for why Kevlar is America's greatest innovation.
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Source: wnyc.org