It is said that glass was inadvertently invented in the third millennium BC, so who made glass, the answer is that the Phoenicians inadvertently invented glass while cooking in the sand fire. Of course, this is a beautiful legend, glass originated in ancient Egypt is more appropriate, but later with clay jars fired glass, the process is complex long cycle, the glass products made is not beautiful, mainly for glass beads, bottles and so on. Of course, it was already a rare treasure at that time.
It was the ancient Romans who made glass come into daily life. Because they mastered the trick of ordinary high-temperature manufacturing glass, that is, the discovery of co-solvent bubble soda. All of a sudden made glass production easier, but also let the glass began to get applications, such as used to make window glass, glassware, glass mirrors, etc.. More impressive is that the ancient Romans also mastered the technology of glass blowing, thin-walled wine glasses and other glassware came into being. This is a remarkable technology, because before the manufacture of glass are used sand core method, the process is complicated, and the obtained are opaque glass. After the production of the blowing method, the production of glass more colorful and delicate, and more transparent, the production cost is also much lower, mass production can be achieved, glass gradually into the common people.
The glass boom began in the 12th century and reached its peak in the 14th and 15th centuries. Who made glass in this period? Venice, Italy, was the center of glassmaking in Europe, and skilled glassmakers finally produced colorless, transparent glass, as well as mercury glass mirrors.
Currently, glass-made instruments and equipment cover various fields such as light, sound, electricity, magnetism and heat, becoming important production or research tools. It is worth mentioning that optical fiber, which is regarded as one of the great inventions and is the link of today’s information age, is made of high purity quartz glass. Glass fiber, on the other hand, is known as the best alternative to metal and is widely used in various industries such as aircraft manufacturing. The panel of a cell phone, which is in the hands of a person, is also made up of a kind of aluminosilicate glass. In addition, there are other TFT-LCD ultra-thin glass substrates, 3D glass, curved glass, anti-bacterial glass, and smart glass are still being developed and applied.
