…In 1863, a billiard ball manufacturer offered a prize for the invention of an artificial substitute for ivory that could be used to make billiard balls. In 1868, the American Hyatt brothers, John Wesley Hyatt and Isaiah S. Hyatt, succeeded in this by mixing camphor with nitrocellulose, and won the prize. Celluloid was the product name that Hyatt coined, but it later became a common name. … *Some of the terminology used in reference to "Hyatt, IS" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1863年,あるビリヤードボール製造業者が,象牙にかわってビリヤードボール用原料として使える人造代用品の発明に対し賞金をかけた。68年,アメリカのハイアット兄弟John Wesley Hyatt,Isaiah S.Hyattはニトロセルロースにショウノウを混ぜることによってこれに成功し賞金を得た。セルロイドはハイアットが名づけた商品名であるが,その後,一般名としても通用する名前となった。… ※「Hyatt,I.S.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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