by John Dalby
From St. Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen
10: Kxcursion en autocar
The programmes are introduced in French and English by Paul Couster
French text by Charlotte Crozet Produced by Elsie Ferguson
Plastics—The Art and Science of Polymer Building by Morris Kaufman , F.R.I.C., A.P.I. of the National College of Rubber Technology
Plastics are one hundred years old. The first plastics material, invented by Alexander Parkes , was exhibited at the International Exhibition of 1862. A century later we are referring to our time as the Plastics Age. Morris Kaufman reviews the history of this remarkable technological achievement and speculates on the direction of future developments.
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