PURCELL, ANDREW T. WITH JAMES V. FUSCO - Butyl the First Fifty YearsU. S. A.: Exxon Corp, 1987. Hardcover. Very minor wear on the clean, sound binding. Very minor edge foxing. Contents are almost as new, with no writing or other entries on the text. No DJ. ; 7-3/4" x 11-1/4", 70pp. Cprt. 1987. Mediuim blue marbled boards, light gray spine and front cover lettering. BUSINESS HISTORY. "Fifty years ago, a major scientific accomplishment gave birth to butyl rubber and the synthentic rubber business. This book narrates a timely technical achievement. Placed in the context of the world at large and the events of the time, butyl rubber and its development take on two different roles: first, as a critical factor in World War II, and then as an increasingly important and versatile factor in the emerging synthetic rubber industry. The story of buytl is worth telling. It is a model of a successful commercial development that overcame substantial technical and marketing problems in response to political as well as economic pressures. Butyl rubber was a major technical achievement which helped create a new industry - the synthetic rubber industry. Along with other pioneering synthetics that came into their own during World War II, butyl rubber demonstrated it was possible for industry and government to cooperate effectively, even under enormous pressure. The story of butyl rubber is also the story of people: Bill Sparks and Bob Thomas, its co-inventors and Don Green, the engineer whose group developed the commercial process. "... Scores of b/w photos.. Very Good with no dust jacket . USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.25 | £UK 14.25 | JP¥ 2810] Book number 44625To our regrets this title was recently sold. Please use the search function to find another copy. |
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