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History of Plastics
Overview of developments in the history of plastic manufacturing, including some of the inventors and patents related to plastic, substances (such as cellulose nitrate and formaldehyde resins), and the growth of the diversity of and uses for plastics starting during World War II. From the Society of the Plastics Industry, a plastics trade organization.
http://www.plasticsindustry.org/AboutPlastics/content.cfm?ItemNumber=670&navItemNumber=1117

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