T - Engineering & Science - California Institute of Technology

If you've always thought of glass, simply as a
substance made of sand, soda, and lime,
we believe this will surprise you:
Corning scientists, such as the one you
see here cooking up a batch of experimental
glass, have actually made glass u&g 84 of
the earth's presently known 96 cl" ~menls.
Nearly 3000 of these experimental glass
compositions are turned out every year, as
Coming scientists search for new and useful
ways to combine nature's elements.
Already Corning has developed more
than 50,000 formulds for gldiis. Just as dl-
Ioys make metals more useful, these 50,
formulas make glass more useful-enlarg-
ing its applications in untold and sometimes
surprising ways.
Corning mdkeii glass so strong that it can
be used as piping in a steel mill. Corning
makes glass so soft that it can be melted
with a match-and glass so resistant to
thermal shock that it can be heated to a
cherry red, then plunged into ice water with-
out its breaking.
Today, throughout industry, Corning
means, research in glass-research which,
along with a multitude of other develop-
ments, has made glass one of today's most
versatile engineering materials.
Corning is constantly turning up new kinds
ofglass, new uses, for existing mi's. So when
you're out of college, and concerned with
product or process improvement, it will pay
you to call on Corning before your plan-
ning reaches the blueprint stage. Corning
Gfaii Worh~, Corning, New York.