Abstract
THIS handsome volume represents the present stage in the development of plastics in so far as applications are concerned. Naturally, therefore, one would not expect to find a great deal relating to fundamental research. After an introductory review, a good account of the numerous uses of plastics in industry follows. Indeed the range is amazing : shipbuilding, photography, textiles, insulation, to mention but a few of the actual or potential uses. There are two chapters on welfare and safety problems, which will be welcome, and, at the end, a number of useful tables.
Plastics Applied
Being a Survey of Patent and Technical Literature with Collected Data of Interest to Users of Plastics in all Branches of Industry. Edited by Dr. V. E. Yarsley. Second edition. Pp. 528 + lvi + 8 plates. (London: National Trade Press, Ltd., 1946.) 42s. net.
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R., F. Plastics Applied. Nature 159, 387 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159387c0
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