The Story Behind Tempered Borosilicate Glass
In short: Otto Schott's development of borosilicate glass created a heat-resistant material that revolutionized laboratory science, paving the way for Corning to introduce Pyrex and establishing the glass's role in modern scientific progress.
A 1:26 short film in the series “The Story Behind”.
Sources used in this film: Florida State University, “Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline - Otto Schott”; Britannica, “Jena glass | Jena glass | Artistic, German, Craftsmanship | Britannica”; Smithsonian Magazine, “How Pyrex Reinvented Glass For a New Age”; University of Cincinnati / Journal of Chemical Education, “118 Pyrex”; MSU Campus Archaeology Program, “Investigating Historic Laboratory Glassware at MSU”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / MDPI, “Packaging Glasses: From Containers to Encapsulation Composition, Performance, and Sustainability Pathways”; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), “Working glass hero”; SCHOTT, “SCHOTT Our Innovation History”; American Ceramic Society, “glasscookware.pdf”; Corning, “Nonex to Valor® Glass: Corning’s 100-Year History of Life-Saving Innovation | Vaccine Development and Packaging Timeline | Corning”.
Sources used in this film
- Florida State University — Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline - Otto Schott · View →
- Britannica — Jena glass | Jena glass | Artistic, German, Craftsmanship | Britannica · View →
- Smithsonian Magazine — How Pyrex Reinvented Glass For a New Age · View →
- University of Cincinnati / Journal of Chemical Education — 118 Pyrex · View →
- MSU Campus Archaeology Program — Investigating Historic Laboratory Glassware at MSU · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / MDPI — Packaging Glasses: From Containers to Encapsulation Composition, Performance, and Sustainability Pathways · View →
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) — Working glass hero · View →
- SCHOTT — SCHOTT Our Innovation History · View →
- American Ceramic Society — glasscookware.pdf · View →
- Corning — Nonex to Valor® Glass: Corning’s 100-Year History of Life-Saving Innovation | Vaccine Development and Packaging Timeline | Corning · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics and You - Timeline - Otto Schott
- Also: Britannica: Jena glass | Jena glass | Artistic, German, Craftsmanship | Britannica
- Also: Smithsonian Magazine: How Pyrex Reinvented Glass For a New Age
- Also: University of Cincinnati / Journal of Chemical Education: 118 Pyrex
- Also: MSU Campus Archaeology Program: Investigating Historic Laboratory Glassware at MSU
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) / MDPI: Packaging Glasses: From Containers to Encapsulation Composition, Performance, and Sustainability Pathways
- Also: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): Working glass hero
- Also: SCHOTT: SCHOTT Our Innovation History
- Also: American Ceramic Society: glasscookware.pdf
- Also: Corning: Nonex to Valor® Glass: Corning’s 100-Year History of Life-Saving Innovation | Vaccine Development and Packaging Timeline | Corning
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