Bulletproof Glass Through The Ages - The History of Bulletproof Glass

Bulletproof Glass Through the Ages Brought to you by: Total Security Solutions 1640 1903 Prince Rupert's Drops Emerge in England While not actually bulletproof, Prince Rupert's Drops Safety Glass is Accidentally Discovered French chemist, Edouard Benedictus, accidentally were a precursor to what would become bulletproof glass. When molten glass is dropped in cold water, it dropped a flask on the ground. while the glass broke, becomes almostindestructible (apart from the tail end it didn't shatter. which when broken will explode the entire drop). + The flask had held a Nguid nitrate solution, coating the glass with a plastic layer, which lead to the discovery of 1909 "Safety Glass". First Ever Safety Glass Patent Filed in France Edouard Benedictus successfully filed a patent in France for lam inated safety glass. His glass was created by using a sheet of celluloid between two 1914 sheets of glass. Edouard Benedictus Secures US Patent for Safety Glass After successfully patenting his laminated safety glass in France in 1909, Benedictus did the same 1914-18 thing stateside. Safety Glass is Used in World War I To protect soldier's eyes, safety glass was incorporated into the eye holes of WWI gas masks. 1920 TRIPLEX + Bulletproof glass was also SAPETY OLASE First US Patent Filed Incorporating Bulletproof Glass for Bank Teller Safety marketed to soldiers and used for both airplane windshields and aviation goggles. PAJELS 113RL VEST ли р While banks were using bulletproof glass to protect their tellers already, this patent incorporated a voice AIBLEENS J1SFLIT:PAILE transmission system to allow for better communication between both the teller and customer, without compromising safety. 1930 Bulletproof Glass is Implemented in Cars Bulletproof Glass began getting implemented in cars, 1939-45 but due to its high cost, its use was limited to criminals and the upper class. Bulletproof Glass is Used in World War |l for Vehicle and Soldier Protection While this incarnation of bulletproof glass was especially heavy and thick, it as used in military vehicles to help protect soldiers on the battlefields of 1942 World War I| Bulletproof Glass is Installed in the Oval Office After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, one of several security measures taken to protect the president was installing bulletproof glass in the Oval Office. 1956 The Musee du Louvre uses Bulletproof Glass After being attacked by acid and rocks, The Louvre decides to put the Mona Lisa behind bulletproof glass 1961 while in residence and while traveling to galleries around the world. Trial of War Criminal Adolf Eichmann Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was put on trial in + The glass implementation Jerusalem. During the trial he was housed within a helped protect the painting in customized bulletproof booth to protect him from 1974 and 2009 when it was assassination attempts. attacked again for a third and fourth time. + Eichmann's trial is credted with shining a public light on stories of the Holocaust and World War II. 1965 Bulletproof Glass is Used During President Johnson's Inauguration During his inauguration in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson was protected by bulletproof glass panels 1981 due to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The Vatican Begins Using Bulletproof Glass For Pope-mobile After an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II Vatican officials outfitted his transport vehicle with bulletproof glass. 1982 First US Patent Specifically for Bulletproof Glass US Patent 4,321,777 is granted on March 30, 1982. 2004 "The present invention relates to a pane or glazing having a high resistance to impacts and in particular to projectiles fired from fire-arms." TOTAL SECURITY Total Security Solutions (TSS) Founded SOUTIONS Started because of a strong passion to keep people safe, TSS opens its doors with the mission of providing high quality bullet resistant barrier solutions to keep the employees in businesses nationwide safe. Today + Over the past decade, TSS has provided the most aestheticaly pleasing Bulletproof Glass Has Come a Long Way Since the 1600s. From practical jokes and accidental discovery to the and functional bullet resistant implementation in overall building security plans, bulletproof glass barrier systems in the industry. is now an integral component to keeping employees safe. Today there are three common forms of ballistic security glass: Sources: + Bulletproof Acrylic www.whitehousehistory.org www.cmog.org www.dyneem a.com www.thom asnetcom + Laminated Polycarbonate www.scribd.com www.flickr.com + Glass Clad Polycarbonate www. history1900s.about.com www.spiegel.de www.lbjlib utexas.edu www.britannica.com www.google.com/patents www.wisegeek org Learn more about the strength of modern day bulletproof glass visit www.tssbulletproof.com. www.newspapers.com www.cnn.com Total Security Solutions | 800.579.5830