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1 paź 2024 · How did the invention of plastic reshape our material world? Starting with celluloid in 1869, this transformative substance has evolved from a simple ivory substitute to a cornerstone of modern manufacturing. This article travels through time to chart this evolution and the profound impact of plastic on today's world.
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.
23 maj 2024 · From fascinating innovations like styrofoam alternatives made from mycelium – to common-sense simple measures, like single-use plastic bans. Magical Mushroom Company makes a neat styrofoam alternative made from mycelium. The history of plastics is a testament that human creativity knows no bounds.
18 kwi 2024 · Through this research, we can begin to understand the role that plastics now play in ecosystems around the world. Hosted by Soren Brothers, we take a closer look at the role of plastiglomerates in defining how human actions have permanently altered the planet.
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.
American Plastic A Cultural History (2024) Introducing several new concepts (like plastic literature, plastic literary, etc.) into critical-humanist discourse, Ghosh enmeshes literature and theory, materiality and philosophy, history and ecology, to explore why plastic as a substance and as an idea intrigues, disturbs, and haunts us.
