Glass

Materials3500 BCUnknown (Mesopotamians)Mesopotamia

InventorUnknown (Mesopotamians)

Year3500 BC

CategoryMaterials

OriginMesopotamia

About Glass

Glass beads were made around 3500 BC. Glassblowing was invented around 50 BC in Syria. Venice dominated European glassmaking for centuries, guarded on Murano island. The float glass process, invented in 1952, made flat glass cheap.

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