Bill Pittendreigh was a business executive and was highly involved in promoting the textile industry in the late 20th century. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Pittendreigh was born in 1914, in Lancaster, South Carolina and died in 1999 in Greenville, South Carolina. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, South Carolina. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Greenvilles skyline from the south Greenville is the county seat of and largest city in Greenville CountyGR6 South Carolina, United States. ...

He was elected president of the Southern Textile Association for a one year term in 1956, after serving that organization for as Vice President in 1955. He was given that organization's highest honor, the Dave Clark Award in 1967. 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dave Clark (born 1942) is a British musician, best known as the drummer and leader of the 1960s group, The Dave Clark Five. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

He wrote "A Short Study In Textiles" in 1982, which was used as a textbook in several American universities during the 1980s and 1990s. He was President of Georgia-Alabama Traffic Association,1967. He was appointed by Governor Richard Riley in 1980 to the South Carolina Legislature Textile Study Commission, which he served on for many years. After he retired, Pittendreigh served as Industrialist in Residence at Clemson University's School of Textiles. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from 2000 and 2001. ... Richard Wilson Riley (born January 2, 1933), American politician, was the United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton as well as the Governor of South Carolina, is a member of the Democratic Party. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Throughout the 1960s he served as a consultant with several developing nations in Africa in helping establish or modernize their textile industries. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

He was also highly involved in research. Pittendreigh frequently referred to the textile industry as "humanity's oldest industry," referring to the biblical story of Adam and Eve's covering with fig leaves as evidence. However, Pittendreigh constantly argued that research in the field of textiles was lacking and continually called for companies to invest more in research and development. At the beginning of his career he was a minor participant in a project that helped develop parachutes using nylon rather than imported Japanese silk. He helped develop types of disposable diapers and held a patent on one such product. Michelangelos Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel. ... Parachutes is the debut album by English rock band Coldplay, released on July 10, 2000. ... Nylon represents a family of synthetic polymers, a thermoplastic material, first produced on 28 February, 1935 by Gerard J. Berchet of Wallace Carothers research group at DuPont. ... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber that can be woven into textiles. ... Baby diapers are often imprinted with child-friendly designs. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which is new, inventive, and...