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the MUSEUM
Egyptians
2000-3000BC
Egpyt,
AFRICA
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Ancient egyptians were known to have worked withe many natural polymers.
They even used milk glue!
Jöns Berzelius
1779 - 1848
Sweden, EUROPE
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He coined the word 'POLYMER'.
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Leo Baekeland
1863 - 1944
USA,
N. America
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He created the first man-made polymer called Bakelite.
Hermann Staudinger
1881 - 1965
Germany, EUROPE
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Known as the father of polymer chemistry
He won a Nobel Prize in 1953.
Mattel
1976
USA,
N. America
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The toy company Mattel first introduced the world to SLIME as a toy.
Polymers are found literally everywhere: From the food you eat to the toys you play - they are even inside your body like your DNA and muscles!
Polymers have been used since centuries - this timeline will help open up the GARDEN to collect the ingredients you'll need for your treat!
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