Hyatt, John W. (John Wesley), 1837-1920
John Wesley Hyatt (1837-1920) was an American manufacturer in the plastics field, and the inventor of celluloid.
Born in Starkey, New York in 1837, at the age of 16 Hyatt began work as a printer in Illinois and later in Albany, New York, where he eventually set up his own manufacturing company which became the Albany Billiard Ball Company. In his experiments, Hyatt discovered the solvent action of camphor on cellulose nitrate under moderate heat and pressure, creating celluloid. This was the basis of his 1870 patent. He also developed the necessary machinery for working his new material.
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