1862-2009: Plastic innovations through history
The word "plastic" came into wide use after the trade journal Plastics was launched in 1925, according to this National Public Radio graphic timeline on the history of the material. The timeline begins in 1862, when Alexander Parkes introduced the first plastic to the Great International Exposition in London and notes the advent of such innovations as Bakelite in 1907, polyvinyl chloride in 1922 and Teflon in 1938.
National Public Radio | 10/30
This story published in ACC SmartBrief on 11/02/2009
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