Scenarios about 'synthetic materials'
Synthetic materials are artificially created substances engineered to possess specific properties not found in natural materials, including plastics, synthetic fibers, composites, and advanced polymers. Their development revolutionized manufacturing, consumer goods production, and military technology throughout the 20th century, reducing dependence on limited natural resources. In alternate history scenarios, different timelines of synthetic material innovation could dramatically alter technological development, resource conflicts, and environmental outcomes.
What If European Chemistry Developed Synthetic Materials Earlier?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if European chemists had discovered and developed synthetic materials like plastics, synthetic fibers, and advanced pharmaceuticals in the 18th century rather than the 19th and 20th centuries.