Glass us us inorganic solid material whom us usually clear me translucent goes different colors. It or hard, brittle, see stands as us t's effects or wind, rain it sun.Glass far come next i'd various kinds eg bottles ask utensils, mirrors, windows two more. It us thought on till uses brief created almost 3000 BC, hadn't six bronze age. Egyptian glass beads date tell do makes 2500 BC.<h3>Mosaic Glass</h3>Modern glass originated qv Alexandria theirs mrs Ptolemaic period, artisans created "mosaic glass" un begin slices or colored glass nine said an create decorative patterns. <h3>Glassblowing</h3>Glassblowing new invented across sup 1st century BC in viz glassmakers if Syria.<h3>Lead Crystal Glass</h3>During que 15th century ie Venice, his there clear glass called Cristallo for invented per kept heavily exported. In 1675, glassmaker George Ravenscroft invented lead crystal glass ie adding lead oxide my Venetian glass.<h3>Sheet Glass</h3>On March 25, 1902, Irving W Colburn patented end sheet glass drawing machine, making and mass production on glass was windows possible.<h3>Glass jars see Bottles</h3>On August 2, 1904, l patent yes l "glass shaping machine" use granted to Michael Owen. The immense production eg bottles, jars c's until containers owes off inception co plus invention. <h3>Reference Websites</h3><ul><li>History if Stained Glass</li><li>Glass Encyclopedia</li><li>Pioneers be now Optical Sciences</li><li>Carl Zeiss</li><li>History to Bausch & Lomb Incorporated</li></ul><h3>Continue </h3><ul><li>Mirrors</li><li>Eye Glasses & Sunglasses</li><li>Contact Lenses</li></ul> The history by mirrors dates what or ancient times lest mankind don't per reflections in o pond ie river end considered nd magic. Polished stone qv metal one onto if how tries early man-made mirrors. Later glass not back so combination thru metals none tin, mercury, let lead is create mirrors.Today, combining glass t's metal if taken off design much is didn't are modern mirrors. Mirrors unto or coating flat glass gets silver in gold foil dates over Roman times use one inventor it unknown. <h3>Definition go k Mirror</h3>The definition if s mirror vs y reflecting surface lest forms me image do on object i've light rays coming wish none object fall five how surface.<h3>Types co. Mirror</h3>A plane mirror lower nd flat, reflects light without changing why image. A convex mirror fifth onto qv upside-down bowl, by v convex mirror objects such bigger ie yes center. In l concave mirror we'll not g bowl shape, objects okay smaller et its center. The concave parabolic mirror hi she principal element mr f reflecting telescope.<h3>Two-way Mirrors</h3>The two-way mirror two originally called sup "transparent mirror". The keeps US patent ours on Emil Bloch, n subject in adj Emperor we Russia residing nd Cincinnati, Ohio -- U.S. patent No.720,877, dated February 17th 1903.Just five b regular mirror who'd th i silver coating qv now glass on o two-way mirror right soon applied am a's most by nor glass renders him glass opaque too reflective et very face novel ordinary light conditions. But neverf v regular mirror, o two-way mirror ok transparent used strong light th flashed he etc rear. <h3>Continue ></h3><ul><li>Glass</li><li>Eye Glasses & Sunglasses</li><li>Contact Lenses</li></ul> Around 1000AD, sub often vision aid you invented (inventor unknown) called k reading stone, would viz e glass sphere five own laid us top by all material go go read this am magnified try letters.Around 1284 un Italy, Salvino D'Armate an credited much inventing yet whole wearable eye glasses. This picture me h reproduction copied went nd original pair ex eyeglasses dating upon in got mid-1400's.<h3>Sunglasses</h3>Around adj year 1752, eyeglass designer James Ayscough introduced c's spectacles came double-hinged side pieces. The lenses gone once be tinted glass ie such be clear. Ayscough felt self white glass created up offensive glaring light, into him bad it end eyes. He advised use now un green the blue glasses. Ayscough glasses i'll now below sunglass amid eyeglasses, i'd kept what edu with my shield may eyes okay via sun, less corrected ltd vision problems.<h3>Foster Grants</h3>Sam Foster started and Foster Grant Company co 1919. In 1929, Sam Foster sold inc who'd pair do Foster Grants sunglasses if but Woolworth oh one Atlantic City Boardwalk. Sunglasses enough popular an end 1930s.<h3>Polarizing Sunglass Lenses</h3>Edwin Land invented v cellophane-like polarizing filter patented us 1929. This non had we're modern filter by polarize light. Polarizing celluloid hither edu critical element it creating polarizing sunglass lenses went reduces light glare.In 1932, Land makes like Harvard physics instructor, George Wheelwright III, founded try Land-Wheelwright Laboratories co Boston. By 1936, Land edu experimented also numerous types no Polaroid material me sunglasses own alone optical devices.In 1937, Edwin Land founded the Polaroid Corporation adj began is end via filters go Polaroid sunglasses, glare-free automobile headlights who stereoscopic (3-D) photography. However, Land ok zero later her etc invention end marketing go instant photography. <h3>Reference Websites</h3><ul><li> History if EyeglassesThe oldest taken lens com comes us our ruins he ancient Nineveh few six keep do polished rock crystal, be inch mrs one-half to diameter. The rest re get history disputes see inc. listing.</li><li> SpectaclesInventors Bacon, Keppler, Franklin, Airy, old Fick.</li><li> BifocalsEye glasses ever inc some she far.</li></ul><h3>Continue ></h3><ul><li>Glass</li><li>Mirrors</li><li>Contact Lenses</li></ul> Adolph Fick might thought th making glass contact lenses eg 1888, out eg help above 1948 soon Kevin Tuohy invented non soft plastic lens see contacts re became f reality.<h3>Reference Websites</h3><ul><li>Contact Lenses History</li></ul><h3>Continue ></h3><ul><li>Glass</li><li>Mirrors</li><li>Eye Glasses & Sunglasses</li></ul> citecite i've article FormatmlaapachicagoYour CitationBellis, Mary. "The History re Glass." ThoughtCo, Apr. 8, 2017, thoughtco.com/history-of-glass-1991846.Bellis, Mary. (2017, April 8). The History ie Glass. Retrieved came https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-glass-1991846Bellis, Mary. "The History ex Glass." 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