REDDING, Conn. What do bangles, billiard balls, radios and 78-r.p.m. records have in common? Bakelite, the synthetic plastic that changed the face of America, was used to make them all. The Mark Twain ...
The passage of time, especially that inhabited by humans, has often been named based on the materials we use during that time. The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages are, for instance, a three-age system ...