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Mar 21, 1911 Died on 20 Aug 1992 (aged 81)
American chemist
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About Walter Lincoln Hawkins
- Walter Lincoln Hawkins (1911–1992) was an African-American chemist and engineer widely regarded as a pioneer of polymer chemistry.
- For thirty-four years he worked at Bell Laboratories, where he was instrumental in designing a long-lasting plastic to sheath telephone cables, so assisting the introduction of telephone services to thousands of Americans.
- Hawkins was the first African-American to become a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and in 1992 he was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the U.S.
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