Laminated glass [SEP] discoverer or inventor
cracking or breaking.
Laminated glass was invented in 1903 by the French chemist Édouard Bénédictus (1878-1930), inspired by a laboratory accident. A glass flask had become coated with the plastic cellulose nitrate and when dropped shattered but did not break into pieces. However, it was not until 1909 that Benedictus filed a patent, after hearing about a car accident where two women were severely injured by glass debris
. In 1911, he formed the "Société du Verre Triplex", which fabricated a glass-plastic
History Managing Directors.
- Sir Barrie Heath DFC 1960-68 (Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot)
Products.
- Laminated and toughened windscreens and windows for automotive, rail, marine and aerospace sectors.
Structure.
It was headquartered at Eccleston, St Helens, at a factory built in 1928. It had a main plant at Kings Norton in the West Midlands.
TRIPLEX SAFETY GLASS COMPANY LIMITED 09 Sep 1929 - 11 Aug 1993
These are the dates of formal registration of Triplex Safety Glass Co. LTD