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First US Coronavirus case confirmed by the CDCInternational Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) FoundedStephanie Kwolek develops Kevlar at DuPontBakelite developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New YorkGeneral Bakelite Company foundedBakelite used in American and British aircraftEricsson DBH 1001 Combined Telephone released for consumer useLawrence Luellen develops the "Health Kup"Various plastics used for military applicationInvention of Neoprene by DuPontFirst commercial production of RayonNylon first synthesized by DuPontFirst Industrial Production of PolytheneKodak begins working on "safety film" for photographyThe first 60-minute feature film was releasedFirst Synthesis of PTFE (Teflon)Teflon used in Manhattan ProjectNuclear Detonation over Hiroshima, JapanNuclear Detonation over Nagasaki, JapanJames Watson Hendry builds the screw injection molding machineInvention of soluble forms of cellulose acetateFirst Method to plasticize PVCSafety Glass PatentedBulletproof Glass Patented in United StatesArthur Eichengrün develops the injection molding pressInvention of Scotch Masking TapeInvention of Scotch Cellulose TapeHitler is appointed as ChancellorKristallnacht PogromThe 9/11 AttacksHermann Staudinger is awarded the Nobel Prize for macromolecular chemistryHermann Staudinger starts the first polymer science journalKarl Ziegler and Giulio Natta awarded Nobel Prize for research on high polymersPaul J. Flory awarded Nobel Prize for work on physical chemistry of macromoleculesPolymerization of Ultra High Molecular Weight PolyethyleneDutch chemical company DSM commercializes UHMWPE fibers.Nobel Chemicals LTD produces the plastic explosive, Nobel 808, for use in World War 2Introduction of PASGTPierre-Gilles de Gennes is awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for phase transition theory of polymersHeeger, MacDiarmid, and Shirakawa awarded Nobel Prize for discovery of conductive polymersIntroduction of Interceptor Body ArmorFenn, Tanaka, and Wüthrich awarded Nobel Prize for developments in biological macromolecule analysisChauvin, Grubbs, and Schrock awarded Nobel Prize for metathesis method in organic synthesisFull US Scale-up of RDX SynthesisC-4 patented by Phillips Petroleum CompanyFirst academic research facility in the United States for the study of polymers establishedACS founded the Division of Polymer ChemistryFirst synthetic joint approved by FDACharles Hull and 3D Systems Corporation release first commercial 3D printerStratasys releases first 3D printer using fused deposition modeling.Plastic bag created by Sten Gustaf ThulinKroger and Safeway begin replacing paper bags with plastic bagsFirst non-Tyvek polymer banknotes issued by Australian GovernmentAustralian currency switches completely to polymer banknotesBangladesh becomes the first country to ban plastic bagsPeriods
World War ISpanish Civil WarWorld War IIKorean WarVietnam WarThe Gulf WarThe Iraq WarWar in Afghanistan
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