The emergence of polymer science as a discipline in itself followed a long and tortuous road, pitted with misconceptions. Indeed, in view of the importance today of plastics and man‐made fibers, it is hard to imagine these early difficulties. The essay begins with the first true polymer experiments at the beginning of the last century and ends with the establishment of the polymer concept approximately fifty years ago.
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