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jan 1, 1909 - Safety Glass Patented

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Edouard Benedictus discovered that beakers coated with plastic cellulose nitrate were resistant to shattering, favoring cracking instead. This eventually lead to the first patent for bulletproof glass using similar principles.

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jan 1, 1909
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~ 115 years ago

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