Rubber - Charles Goodyear and Fritz Hofmann (43/108)

Rubber - Charles Goodyear and Fritz Hofmann (43/108)

In the series important inventions and discoveries from the spheres of geoscience and civil engineering are presented. The viewer gains insight into both the scientific and the socio-political background of a discovery or an invention. Pioneers of science are portrayed, subjects of research are presented and their further development up to the present day is traced. The process and functioning of the research objects are explained by means of computer animation. Dramatized scenes shed light on the working conditions and methods of the scientists. Particularly impressive are the historical film documents, some of which date back to the early years of cinematography. Durch die 1839 von Charles Goodyear entdeckte Vulkanisation wurde es möglich, Kautschuk technisch zu nutzen. Insbesondere die Entwicklung der Elektrotechnik und des Automobilbaus führten zu einem derart hohen Bedarf an Naturkautschuk, dass ein Herstellungsverfahren für künstlichen Kautschuk immer dringlicher wurde. 1909 gelingt es dem deutschen Chemiker Fritz Hofmann, den ersten synthetischen Kautschuk herzustellen.

WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GRAND Award for "Documentaries" WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GOLD Award for "Documentaries: Research and Science"