The Versatility Of Plastics
- Charles Goodyear patented ‘vulcanized’ rubber(mixing it with sulphur for durability) in 1840, creating it for the bicycle and later for cars.
- Wood has cellulose which itself is a polymer that makes it durable.
- The malleability of plastic also made it the raw material of the movie industry in 1870, marking the debut of celluloid(cellulose and camphor).
- Apart from the film and vehicle industry, polymer plastics were also used in electrical switches in submarines in 1851.
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