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1 paź 2024 · This article travels through time to chart this evolution and the profound impact of plastic on today's world. Key Takeaways. Innovations like celluloid and Bakelite marked the beginnings of the modern plastic era, dramatically expanding consumer access to products previously made from scarce natural resources like ivory and tortoiseshell.
This is a timeline of the development of plastics, comprising key discoveries and developments in the production of plastics.
26 wrz 2019 · Design scholar Penny Sparke traces the history of plastic since the nineteenth century and through modern design of the twentieth century—and notes how the material became one of the largest challenges facing the world's environment today.
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.
The Plastics timeline introduces different plastics in a way that it is hoped will make clear the relevance of plastics to museums of diverse subject matter and suggest themes for research and display about plastics.
10 paź 2024 · The history of plastic: from its invention to modern production. Explore its versatility, environmental impact, and sustainable solutions for plastic pollution.
Plastic waste is a global problem. Finding out what people do in other countries can help tackle problems in the UK. Researchers travelled to interview local communities in Japan, South Africa and Uruguay. Findings showed that, like people, plastics also have a ‘social life.’.
