Laminated glass
Vidrio laminado
- Date
- 1903 · confidence high
- Place
- Paris, France
- Credited to
- Édouard Bénédictus
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
A safety glass made of two or more glass layers with a polymer interlayer, which prevents it from shattering into sharp pieces; devised by Bénédictus in 1903.
What it led to
- Automobile windshields
- Hurricane-resistant architectural glazing
- Glass with improved sound insulation