Tracing the obscure origins of synthetic materials, this book presents a century's worth of fascinating inventors, speculators, and designers who transformed society and ushered in the plastic invasion. Written in the tradition of The Machine That Changed the World, Plastic is a fresh, often surprising look at how this ubiquitous man-made substance has shaped the world we live in.
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Tracing the obscure origins of synthetic materials, this book presents a century's worth of fascinating inventors, speculators, and designers who transformed society and ushered in the plastic invasion. Written in the tradition of The Machine That Changed the World, Plastic is a fresh, often surprising look at how this ubiquitous man-made substance has shaped the world we live in.
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