(CNN) Robert W. Gore, inventor of the technology that spawned the waterproof Gore-Tex fabric, died Thursday, according to the family company, W. L. Gore & Associates. Gore, commonly known as "Bob," was 83 years old, the company said. A coat sits on display as sellers and buyers look over gear at the Gore-Tex booth during the Outdoor Retailer Summer Show at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday August 3, 2012. "The substance provided myriad new product applications including Gore-Tex Fabrics, the world's first waterproof breathable outerwear and a product that through the years has become synonymous with the outdoors," the company said in a release. The material was used in the wire and cable industry, the company said, even landing on the moon "as part of the historic Apollo 11 mission" in 1969.

Source: CNN September 20, 2020 21:45 UTC