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Difficulties in the Emergence of the Polymer Concept—an Essay
Author(s) -
Morawetz Herbert
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198700933
Subject(s) - aesthetics , epistemology , history , philosophy
The emergence of polymer science as a discipline in itself followed a long and tortuous road, pitted with misconceptions. Indeed, in view of the importance today of plastics and man‐made fibers, it is hard to imagine these early difficulties. The essay begins with the first true polymer experiments at the beginning of the last century and ends with the establishment of the polymer concept approximately fifty years ago.