Plastics /

Investigates the history of plastic; including how Southeast Asian farmers used the by product of a beetle, shellac, to preserve wood, that lead to the first type of plastic ever made; and Dupont's development of nylon, the first synthetic material to replace silk. Illuminates the downside of p...

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Other Authors:	Low, Karan (Director), Smith, Grub (Narrator), Soeteman, Mimi (Director, Producer), Thean-Jeje, Lee (Director)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Melbourne, Victoria : Looking Glass International, 2011.
Series:	Quirky science ; Series 1, Episode 5 VAST: academic video online
Subjects:	Plastics > History. Matières plastiques > Histoire. Plastics Documentaries and Factual Films Alexander Street Video. documentary film. Documentary films History Documentary films. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)