/oss/taxonomy/term/6297/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-general-science/plastic-you-say <p>In 1862, over 6 million visitors flocked to the “Great London Exposition” where they were astounded by the electric telegraph, watched an early refrigerator make ice, gawked at Charles Babbage’s “analytical engine,” a forerunner of the computer, and were amazed by a display of “Parkesine,” the world’s first commercial plastic.</p> Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:43:35 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9136 at /oss