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1934

Invention of Fused Silica

While working on the PYREX® 200-inch disk, Dr. James Franklin Hyde developed a chemical process to make the most immaculate commercial glass product on Earth: fused silica.

After you see something work, then you realize that it’s not so complicated after all.
— J. Franklin Hyde

Listen to fused silica expert Larry Sutton talk about how chemical vapor deposition differs from traditional glass manufacturing:

1934

Invention of Fused Silica

While working on the PYREX® 200-inch disk, Dr. James Franklin Hyde developed a chemical process to make the most immaculate commercial glass product on Earth: fused silica.

After you see something work, then you realize that it’s not so complicated after all.
— J. Franklin Hyde

Listen to fused silica expert Larry Sutton talk about how chemical vapor deposition differs from traditional glass manufacturing:

Lab experiment on a table

Chemical Vapor Deposition: Fused Silica Manufacturing Process

Chemical vapor deposition is the process used to manufacture fused silica. This high-temperature process creates glass by depositing layer after layer of tiny glass particles on a growing surface.

Chemical Vapor Deposition: Fused Silica Manufacturing Process

Chemical vapor deposition is the process used to manufacture fused silica. This high-temperature process creates glass by depositing layer after layer of tiny glass particles on a growing surface.

Ballistic missile site

1952

Ultrasonic Delay Lines

Corning supplied fused silica for ultrasonic delay lines used by the United States military to detect Soviet missiles. This became the first commercial application for fused silica.

Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site

1952

Ultrasonic Delay Lines

Corning supplied fused silica for ultrasonic delay lines used by the United States military to detect Soviet missiles. This became the first commercial application for fused silica.