Hanson Robert S. (ed.) Rayon, Nylon, and Glass Fibers

Compiled by the workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. — Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co., 1945. — 48 p. illus. — (Easy Science series; no. 37).Rayon, Nylon and Glass Fibers tells the fascinating story of how man severed his dependence upon nature for fibers from which to manufacture textiles. It is explained in simple, understandable terms. The development and processes in use today which make these fabrics possible are also fully explained. Attention is given to the advantages of the various types of fabrics it is possible to make from such fibers, and to many of the myriad uses.