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  2. History of glass - Wikipedia

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    The history of glass-making dates back to at least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia. However, most writers claim that they may have been producing copies of glass objects from Egypt. [1] Other archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in coastal north Syria, Mesopotamia or Egypt. [2] The earliest known glass objects, of the mid 2,000 BCE, were beads, perhaps initially ...

  3. Glass - Wikipedia

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    Glass is an amorphous ( non-crystalline) solid. Because it is often transparent and chemically inert, glass has found widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in window panes, tableware, and optics. Some common objects made of glass like "a glass" of water, "glasses", and "magnifying glass", are named after the material.

  4. Glass (2019 film) - Wikipedia

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    Glass is a 2019 superhero film [7] written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who also produced with Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan. The film is a crossover and sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016) and the third and final installment in the Unbreakable trilogy. [8] Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard ...

  5. Stained glass - Wikipedia

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    The coloured glass is crafted into stained glass windowsin which small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead, called cames or calms, and supported by a rigid frame. Painteddetails and yellow stainare often used to enhance the design.

  6. Dale Chihuly - Wikipedia

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    Dale Chihuly ( / tʃɪˈhuːli / chih-HOO-lee) (born September 20, 1941) is an American glass artist and entrepreneur. He is well known in the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture".

  7. Early glassmaking in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Early glassmaking in the United States began in Colonial America in 1608 at the Colony of Virginia near Jamestown, believed to be the first industrial facility in what would later become the United States. For centuries, glassmaking procedures, techniques, and recipes were kept secret, with countries actively preventing glassmaking knowledge ...

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