The Glass That Changed Smartphones Forever
By Simple Things - Surprising Histories
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Gorilla Glass is a chemically strengthened material that plays a critical role in modern consumer electronics. In this video, we explain how smartphone glass was invented and processed step by step using real science and verified historical records. The Glass That Changed Smartphones Forever | Simple Things Surprising Histories This documentary style episode from Simple Things Surprising Histories covers the complete smartphone glass production cycle, from an accidental laboratory discovery in 1952 to its final use as indestructible armor on billions of modern devices. Topics covered in this video: • What Gorilla Glass is and why it was created • Steve Jobs and the scratched 2006 iPhone prototype • The accidental discovery of glass-ceramics by Don Stookey in 1952 • Corning's "Project Muscle" and the invention of Chemcor • Why the world's strongest glass failed in the 1960s • How Steve Jobs and Corning resurrected the forgotten project • The ion exchange process explained without hea
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