Benedictus Develops Laminated Glass
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Inventors
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: 1903-1909
Article abstract: Edouard Benedictus developed the idea and the practical means of making laminated glass, which consists of two sheets of glass with a thin layer of plastic sandwiched between them.
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