In the 19th Century-Uria without the use of a kidney. In 1869- Periodic Table of Elements at the time only 63. Is important because it changes the way people look at elements. An opening of a door that lead to Electro Chemistry-Electricity was like a new kind of fire when this was discovered. Then scientists were beginning to figure out the anatomy of the atom, but they wanted to figure out the behavior of the atom. Each shell of the atoms only allow a certain number of electrons. Radioactivity was discovered which opened doors to medical needs, smoke detectors, and even in the satellites in space to discover things outside of planet. Plastics
1860 John Hyatt-Created the first plastic. 50 years later they took it to the next step from two chemicals derived from coal made a plastic (which are polymers.) Advantages of plastics: Moldable, Strength, and in term of fabrics they can manipulate real fibers. Fullerenes were 30 times the price of gold. 1985 discovered a cluster of atoms of 30 atoms. The fullerenes were now discovered. Chemistry and nano technology are the same thing with just different names.
