Article ID: CBB714502101

The Fiberglass Story (Spring 2007)

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It started with a couple of lab mistakes, proved to be a breakthrough for filters and insulation, and soon was shaping the hottest cars and most creative furniture.

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Authors & Contributors
Quinn, Jim
Hubert Weitensfelder
Wohleber, Curt
Neto, Marta Martins
Funderburg, Anne Cooper
Marques da Cruz, Sara
Journals
American Heritage of Invention and Technology
Technology and Culture
Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Bulletin for the History of Chemistry
Publishers
Springer International Publishing
Prometheus
Princeton University Press
Prentice-Hall
Grimsay Press
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Concepts
Inventors and invention
Materials science
Technology and society
Technological innovation
Things; objects in the world
Technology
People
Tupper, Earl
Back, Frank G. (1902-1983)
Birdseye, Clarence
Edison, Thomas Alva
Schönbein, Christian Friedrich
Plunkett, Roy
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Europe
Nigeria
Portugal
China
Austria
Institutions
Du Pont Company
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