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World Service,24 Aug 1999,4 mins

The Invention of Nylon

My Century

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Retired laboratory assistant Norman Miles still owns the original pair of nylon socks he was issued with in 1948. He took part in an early experiment to test the durability of the revolutionary new fibre. The socks have worn well and survive to this day.

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