Brandenberger Invents Cellophane
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Scientists, Inventors, Chemistry, Chemists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: 1904-1912
Article abstract: Brandenberger cast viscose cellulose from solution into thin, continuous, transparent sheets, the start of the modern packaging era.
Summary of Event
The invention of cellophane, while representing a tremendous amount of perseverance and insight by Jacques Edwin Brandenberger, was not a major theoretical achievement. Instead, it was merely a modification of an existing process, one of several processes for making cellulose plastics. Nor was the amount of cellophane, on a weight basis, particularly significant relative to other materials...
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