Plastics Industries Technical Institute
February 1944 Popular Science

February 1944 Popular Science [Table of Contents] Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Science, published 1872-2021. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.

Various forms of plastics began appearing in laboratories in the early 1800s. Polystyrene was invented by Eduard Simon around 1839, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was created by Eugen Baumann in 1872, Jacques Brandenberger came up with cellophane in 1908, acrylic appeared in 1936, and polyurethane in 1937. Whinfield and Dickson invented polyethylene terephthalate (Pet) in 1941, 1951 saw polypropylene (PP) invented by Paul Hogan and Robert Banks, and Dow Chemical came out with Styrofoam in 1954, and polyimides appeared in 1964. When this full-page advertisement by the Plastics Industries Technical Institute appeared in Popular Science magazine in 1944, plastic had gained a lot of favor in the public realm thanks to its application in fighting against Axis powers in World War II. Rugged, lightweight, highly formable canopies and windshields for aircraft, trucks, and boats were significant advantages over glass. Use for lightweight and durable field equipment and clothing, as well as components in artillery equipment was also extremely helpful in our ultimate victory. "There is a tremendous demand for men and women trained in this exciting new giant industry. The future is so vast that some predictions seem exaggerated - almost fantastic..."

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There is hardly an industry that is not using more and more plastics - or making plans for future developments based on plastics. On all sides men are being "called" who know plastics, to fill important defense industry positions as designers, fabricators, molders, superintendents, etc. Pick your industry end enter it as a plastics specialist. Among the major lines of business in which plastics will be increasingly needed are: Aircraft - Automotive - Radio - Television - Machinery - Railroad - Furniture Architecture - Telephone - Boat Building - Office Equipment - Textiles, Shoes, Scientific Apparatus - Home Building - Hardware and Interior Decoration.

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