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Plastics [videorecording] / produced by Actuality Productions ; A & E Television Networks ; Hearst Entertainment - [New York] : New York : History Channel ; New Video, [2004?] - 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Originally broadcast in 1998 as a segement of the television Modern marvels

Written and produced by Henry Schipper ; producer, Bruce Nash ; editor, Jack Foster ; music, Alan Ett ; production manager, Philip Wallnutt ; associate producer, La Monte Westmoreland Written and produced by Henry Schipper ; producer, Bruce Nash ; editor, Jack Foster ; music, Alan Ett ; production manager, Philip Wallnutt ; associate producer, La Monte Westmoreland

Narrator: Harlan Saperstein

Program examines the impact of plastics on modern life. Topics covered include the invention and proliferation of plastics, improvements brought about by Bakelite, development of plastic-based fabrics such as nylon, the use of plastics by the military, plastic products for the home, and plastics in medicine


DVD format

ISBN: 0767070658

Standard No.: 733961726628

Publisher. No.: AAE72332

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Plastics--History
Plastics industry and trade--History--United States
Bakelite
Nylon
Plastics in medicine

Dewey Class. No.: 163/ / BIG