Glass
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| [[Image:The Crystal Palace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This structure, built for the [[Great Exhibition]] of [[1851]], symbolizes the rise of [[modern architecture]] by its use of [[glass]] and [[steel]].]] | [[Image:The Crystal Palace.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This structure, built for the [[Great Exhibition]] of [[1851]], symbolizes the rise of [[modern architecture]] by its use of [[glass]] and [[steel]].]] | ||
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| '''Glass''' is an [[Amorphous solid|amorphous]] (non-[[crystal]]line) [[solid]] [[material]]. Glasses are typically [[brittle]] and optically [[transparency and translucency|transparent]]. | '''Glass''' is an [[Amorphous solid|amorphous]] (non-[[crystal]]line) [[solid]] [[material]]. Glasses are typically [[brittle]] and optically [[transparency and translucency|transparent]]. | ||
| - | The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in [[window]]s and [[List of glassware|drinking vessels]], is [[soda-lime glass]], composed of about 75% [[Silicon dioxide|silica]] (SiO<sub>2</sub>) plus [[Sodium oxide|Na<sub>2</sub>O]], [[Calcium oxide|CaO]], and several minor additives. Often, the term ''glass'' is used in a restricted sense to refer to this specific use. | + | The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in [[window]]s and [[drinking]] [[vessel]]s. Often, the term ''glass'' is used in a restricted sense to refer to this specific use. |
| - | Glass, as a substance, plays an essential role in science and industry. Its chemical, physical, and in particular optical properties make it suitable for applications such as [[flat glass]], [[container glass]], [[optics]] and [[optoelectronics]] material, [[laboratory equipment]], thermal insulator ([[glass wool]]), reinforcement materials ([[glass-reinforced plastic]], [[glass fiber reinforced concrete]]), and [[glass art]] ([[art glass]], [[studio glass]]). | + | Glass, as a substance, plays an essential role in science and industry. Its chemical, physical, and in particular optical properties make it suitable for applications such as [[flat glass]], [[container glass]], [[optics]] and [[optoelectronics]] material, [[laboratory equipment]], thermal insulator, reinforcement materials, and [[glass art]] ([[art glass]], [[studio glass]]). |
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| - | The history of creating glass can be traced back to 3500 BCE in [[Mesopotamia]]. | + | The history of creating glass can be traced back to [[3500 BCE]] in [[Mesopotamia]]. |
| The term ''glass'' developed in the late [[Roman Empire]]. It was in the [[Roman glass]]making center at [[Trier]], now in modern Germany, that the late-Latin term ''glesum'' originated, probably from a [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] word for a [[transparent materials|transparent]], [[lustrous]] substance. | The term ''glass'' developed in the late [[Roman Empire]]. It was in the [[Roman glass]]making center at [[Trier]], now in modern Germany, that the late-Latin term ''glesum'' originated, probably from a [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] word for a [[transparent materials|transparent]], [[lustrous]] substance. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Art glass]] | ||
| * [[Mirror]] | * [[Mirror]] | ||
| + | * [[Iron, steel, concrete and glass]] | ||
| + | * [[Glass eye]] | ||
| + | * [[Glass ceiling]] | ||
| + | * [[Lead glass]] | ||
| + | ===In art=== | ||
| + | * [[Art glass]] | ||
| * [[Still-life paintings of glassware]] | * [[Still-life paintings of glassware]] | ||
| * [[Glass engraving]] | * [[Glass engraving]] | ||
| - | * [[Iron, steel, concrete and glass]] | + | * [[Murano glass]] |
| * [[Studio glass]] | * [[Studio glass]] | ||
| - | * [[Looking-glass self]] | ||
| - | * [[Glass House]] | ||
| * [[Glass tiles]] | * [[Glass tiles]] | ||
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| + | ===Buildings=== | ||
| * [[Glass Pavilion]] | * [[Glass Pavilion]] | ||
| - | * [[Glass eye]] | + | * [[Glass House]] |
| - | * [[Glass ceiling]] | + | ===Namesakes=== |
| - | * [[Fruit Dish and Glass]] | + | |
| - | ==Namesakes== | + | |
| * [[Through the Looking-Glass]] | * [[Through the Looking-Glass]] | ||
| * [[The Glass Menagerie]] | * [[The Glass Menagerie]] | ||
| * [[The Hour-Glass Sanatorium]] | * [[The Hour-Glass Sanatorium]] | ||
| + | * [[Philip Glass]] | ||
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Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.
The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels. Often, the term glass is used in a restricted sense to refer to this specific use.
Glass, as a substance, plays an essential role in science and industry. Its chemical, physical, and in particular optical properties make it suitable for applications such as flat glass, container glass, optics and optoelectronics material, laboratory equipment, thermal insulator, reinforcement materials, and glass art (art glass, studio glass).
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The history of creating glass can be traced back to 3500 BCE in Mesopotamia. The term glass developed in the late Roman Empire. It was in the Roman glassmaking center at Trier, now in modern Germany, that the late-Latin term glesum originated, probably from a Germanic word for a transparent, lustrous substance.
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