Man made fibers
General
Description
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program Johns Hopkins science review on May 6, 1953 from the studios of WAAM in Baltimore, Md. Black and white. Lynn Poole, producer; Paul Kane, director; Joel Chaseman, narrator; produced by WAAM television station in Baltimore, Md. for the Dumont Network. Lynn Poole, Joseph B. Quig, Arthur G. Scroggie, presenters. Digitized in 2003.
Abstract
In 1891 Hilaire Chardonnet developed rayon, the first man made fiber from natural cellulose. In 1938 the first truly synthetic fiber, nylon was developed by creating fiber like macromolecules. Adipic acid and hexanethaline diamine combined with water to create nylon salt. The water is evaporated until the long molecules hook up into long fibers to create nylon yarn. Fabrics are tested for crease resistance, stiffness, resilience, and wear. Sometimes they are combined with natural fibers to form stronger blends.
Title Language
Dates
Date Published
1953-05-06
Publisher
Digital Publisher
Language
Identifiers
OCLC Number
54106198
Collection Number
COLL-0008
Resources
Resource Type
Moving Image
Extent
00:28:45hh:mm:ss
Contributor
Broadcaster (brd): Du Mont Television Network
Director (drt): Kane, Paul
Narrator (nrt): Chaseman, Joel
Production personnel (prd): Poole, Lynn
Production personnel (prd): Quig, Joseph B.
Production personnel (prd): Scroggie, Arthur G.
Producer (pro): Poole, Lynn
Producer (pro): WAAM (Television station : Baltimore, Md.)
Copyright and Use
Copyright and Use
Copyright Not Evaluated
System
Access Rights
Public digital access
Model
Video
Unique ID
147f95e3-dd73-45e2-aded-c2c282f78404