Armand Gordon Winfield (1919–2009) was an American artist, plastics engineer, inventor, and educator. He impacted the field of plastics with his work in embedded plastics, synthetic stone, and reinforced plastics, which were used in everything from jewelry to architectural materials. Winfield published over 300 works[1] and obtained 7 patents. His papers and plastic artifacts have been collected by the University of New Mexico Library Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections,[2] the Special Collection Research Center at the Syracuse University Libraries, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum,[3] the Museum of Design in Plastic (MoDiP) at the Arts University Bournemouth,[4] and the National Museum of American History Archives Center.[1] Winfield's legacy includes his dedication to education, and he was quoted as stating, "The only thing of permanence is the passing of knowledge from one generation to another."[5]
Winfield graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1941 with a B.S. degree in geology. He also pursued graduate studies at the University of New Mexico, State University of Iowa, and Washington University (St. Louis).[6]