His sister died in early 1937 which added to his depression, and in April of that year he committed suicide by drinking a mixture of cyanide and lemon juice.  
His sister died in early 1937 which added to his depression, and in April of that year he committed suicide by drinking a mixture of cyanide and lemon juice.  In 1928, he had been lured from Harvard with the promise of heading a division to pursue his own research without the burden of teaching.  His team first looked into the acetylene family of chemicals, which resulted in more than 20 papers and patents.  FTP, identify this American industrial chemist whose successes for DuPont included neoprene and nylon.
His sister died in early 1937 which added to his depression, and in April of that year he committed suicide by drinking a mixture of cyanide and lemon juice.  
Wallace Hume Carothers