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Science Through the Looking Glass

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Plastic History
The story of plastics began when a chemist swabbed up a mess of spilled chemicals with his wife's apron. The apron exploded.
From this auspicious beginning, research on plastics has staggered on through accidents and misapprehension to the mutti-mlliion dollar industry of today.
Producer MARTIN GOLDMAN BBC Scotland
7.0 Travel; programme news

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Martin Goldman
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