Delaware's prominent and influential du Pont family, one of the wealthiest in America, has long been mindful of preservation and conservation. The late Irénée du Pont Jr.'s choice to offer ...

We call it Dupont Circle now, but it came to be called Pacific Circle in the early days, and then the Du Pont family paid for a bronze statue of Admiral Du Pont to be placed at the center of this ...

He's always been interested in architecture and houses and had been fascinated by all the grand homes owned by members of the du Pont family. "I think I'm going to write about the du Pont houses ...

Du Pont's goal was basic research with possible industrial applications, especially in the field of artificial materials. Carothers' team first investigated the acetylene family of chemicals.