the father of LEXAN polycarbonate, but indeed he shares that honor with Dr. Schnell. Awards, honors, and achievements He was the recipient of GE's first Steinmetz Award in 1973, a recognition of their top scientists. He was the youngest living person to be inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame in 1976. He held 44 patents. He developed LEXAN, a strong and useful thermoplastic products, that is credited with kicking off the thermoplastics business. Dan Fox Drive in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is named after Dr. Fox. His alma mater, Lebanon Valley College, created a summer program where students spend a week experiencing life at the college. It also gives students experiences in areas that they want to study after high school. The program, which lasts for 5 days in June, is known as the Daniel Fox Youth Scholars Institute. Selected journal articles Fox, Daniel W., Peters, Edward N. (1985). Engineering thermoplastics: Chemistry and technology. ACS Symposium Series, 495-514. Fox, D.W., Gallucci, R.R., Peters, E.N., Smith, G.F. (1985). Polysulfone carbonate copolymers. Annual Technical Conference - Society of Plastics Engineers, 951-953. References 1927 births 1989 deaths 20th-century American chemists American chemical engineers General Electric people Lebanon Valley College alumni 20th-century American engineers University of Oklahoma alumni