GRGR(12): plastics questions

[Paul Mackin]

On Sun, 17 Oct 1999, Jeremy Osner wrote:

> Hi all, hope I'm not jumping the gun on section 12 by asking a couple of
> questions I find raised on page 250 (Penguin):
> 
> -- "Kraft, Standfestigkeit, Weise": was this an actual slogan of Du
> Pont? or what is its origin?

Sounds too good to be true allegory-wise plus I thought DuPont was "Better
things through chemistry."

With the  Nazi graffiti reference one can't help think of the Nazi slogan
"Kraft durch Freude" --strength though joy.

Some wags used to like to say Kraft durch Freud. (after the war, that is)

	 P.