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...PONT SHOW OF THE WEEK (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). A behind-the-scenes tour with the Flying Wallendas, the famed high-wire troupe whose act has been dogged by tragedy...
...several years ago to describe something that refuses to let other material cling to it. The substance that inspired the word is a peculiar and promising product called Teflon, a slippery white plastic that feels something like a wet bar of soap.* Discovered in 1938 almost accidentally by Du Pont scientists who were working on fluorocarbon refrigerants, Teflon has other valuable properties: it will burn only when directly exposed to flame, is a superior electrical insulator and resists tears and impact...
...first, no one knew quite what to do with it. Since then Du Pont has spent $100 million to develop Teflon and similar substances, and so many uses have been found for Teflon that it has taken its place as one of the "miracle" products. American consumers were introduced to it only two years ago, when European companies that had mastered the technique of bonding Du Font's plastic to other materials began exporting Teflon-coated frying pans to the U.S. To the astonishment of U.S. housewives, eggs, meat, even cheese and pancakes, required no fat for frying...
...companies have since begun making many cooking utensils with Teflon, but the material has moved far beyond the stove. Last week Du Pont announced that it will mass-produce thin, transparent Teflon film, the latest variety of the plastic, at a new Circleville, Ohio, plant, and will cut the base price from...
...PONT SHOW OF THE WEEK (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). A man whose son died in a German extermination camp hires an Englishman (John Mills) to hound a former Nazi (Curt Jurgens) when he leaves prison after serving 15 years for war crimes. Color...