Connections - Season 1 Episode 7 The Long Chain
Often, materials discovered by accident alter the course of the world. In the 1600s Dutch commercial freighters controlled Atlantic trade routes. Competing British lines induced America to produce pitch to protect hulls of their royal vessels. This arrangement lasted until 1776, after which a Scottish inventor tried to produce pitch from coal tar. By the time he succeeded the navy was using copper instead. Subsequent experiments with coal tar yielded gaslight lamps, waterproofed garments, a brilliant mauve dye that established the German chemical industry and nylon, the first of the miracle plastics.
First Air Date: Oct 17, 1978
Last Air date: Jan 01, 1997
Season: 5 Season
Episode: 52 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 10.00/10 by 1.00 users
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