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1 paź 2024 · The invention of plastics was a pivotal moment in human history, one that sparked a revolution in manufacturing and consumer culture. Yet, as we grapple with the environmental implications of plastic's success, it’s evident that we must pursue a path of innovation and responsibility.
26 wrz 2019 · Written by Penny Sparke. The story of plastics starts in the nineteenth century with the patents for a number of semisynthetic materials. The aim was to bring luxury goods—previously made of expensive, handcrafted, natural materials—within the reach of the socially mobile nouveau riche.
The development of plastics started with the use of natural materials that had intrinsic plastic properties, such as shellac and chewing gum. The next step in the evolution of plastics involved the chemical modification of natural materials such as rubber, nitrocellulose, collagen and galalite.
He combines a first-rate technological history with a most impressive cultural analysis of how plastics evolved from a material surrounded by utopian expectations to a material epitomizing...
This is a timeline of the development of plastics, comprising key discoveries and developments in the production of plastics.
The history of plastics: from the Capitol to the Tarpeian Rock. Philippe Chalmin. 2019 Field Actions Science Reports. Preserved Fulltext. Web Archive Capture PDF (1.6 MB) https://web.archive.org/web/20200711221505/https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/pdf/5071.
This Very Short Introduction recounts the history of American culture and its creation by diverse social and ethnic groups. In doing so, it emphasizes the historic role of culture in relation to broader social, political, and economic developments.
