Development and Use of Plastics

00:00:01,540You will hear a lecture given to materials science undergraduates on the use of plastics in the home. 00:00:11,280Good morning. In the second in my series of lectures, The Appliance of Science, I'm going to outline developments in plastics since the 1930s, focusing on the unique properties of the different discoveries and how they impact on so many aspects of our daily lives. 00:00:30,680It's hard to imagine what we'd do without plastics in their domestic application, and also increa...