/oss/taxonomy/term/5515/all en /oss/article/history-you-asked/what-safety-glass <p>Basically, glass that keeps you safe from flying shards should you be nearby when it breaks. There are two types of safety glass, laminated and tempered. The laminated version has an interesting history that dates back to 1903 when French chemist Edouard Benedictus clumsily dropped a glass flask on the floor. The flask shattered but the fragments did not fly apart</p> Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:57:24 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8774 at /oss