Understanding the Inventions That Changed the World.  Episode 24,  Steel, Glass, and Plastics. 

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<br/><br/> Title from title frames.  Film  In Process Record. 
<br/><br/>W. Bernard Carlson 
<br/><br/> Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2013. 
<br/><br/> The engineering trends of the 20th century - economy of scale, mechanization, and scientific experimentation - were based on new materials. Dive into the world of steel, glass, and plastics and find out how these materials transformed our daily lives and our expectation of what the world should look like. 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>6771402  Kanopy 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History, Ancient.<br/>Engineering.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Education films.