Imran Predhanekar

TIMELINE OF MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES-19

1959 Pilkington Brothers patent the float glass process
1959 The first commercial production of Spandex fibers by du Pont
1960s Polymers are first characterized by GPC, NMR, and DSC
1960 The first working laser (pulsed ruby) is developed by Maimam of Hughes Aircraft Corporation. Javan, Bennet, and Herriot make the first He:Ne gas laser
1960 Spandex fibers are synthesized
1962 The first SQUID superconducting quantum interference device is invented
1962 Polyimide resins are synthesized
1963 The first balloon embolectomy catheter is invented by Thomas Fogarty
1963 Ziegler and Natta are awarded the Nobel Prize for 1950’s polymerization studies
1964 Bill Lear (of “Lear Jet” fame!) designs the first eight-track player