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2 patents, in 1973
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US 3711262·1973
How Corning Invented Modern Fiber Optic Cables
A 1970 method for creating glass fibers that carry light over long distances by layering glass inside a tube and drawing it into a thin, solid strand.
US 3778335·1973
How Chemically Strengthened Glass Works
A 1971 Corning patent describing a specific chemical recipe for glass that can be made incredibly tough by swapping small atoms in its surface for larger ones.
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