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>SINCE 2006, when Corning, an American glassmaker, developed Gorilla Glass to give Apple’s first iPhone a scratch-resistance screen This editorial seems very A

>SINCE 2006, when Corning, an American glassmaker, developed Gorilla Glass to give Apple’s first iPhone a scratch-resistance screen This editorial seems very Apple centric, not generic science centric. Gorilla Glass 1 released in 2006, iPhone 1 released summer of 2007.

JoeAltmaier 5y ago
Is it in dispute, that Gorilla Glass was developed for the iPhone? There's a famous story of Steve Jobs visiting the CEO of Corning, saying they needed the stronger glass in 1 year and when told "That's impossible" responded with something like "Don't be afraid. You can do it" and other such things. Called the reality distortion field, Steve Jobs was famous for convincing people that they could do the impossible.
- serf 5y ago
  Corning has made chemically strengthened glasses since the 1960s. Gorilla Glass is basically a rebrand of an old tech , 'Chemcor Glass', that was brought back off the shelf due to an apparently new need (mobile tech). It was used initially in the 60s for windscreens in high end open cockpit race cars as well as prototype style LeMans cars. It was scrapped for use in street cars because crash testing showed that the increased toughness of the glass actually increased passenger head trauma.
- drivebycomment 5y ago
  The reality distorted here is the one in your brain. Jobsian reality distortion field has mostly been like that - making people credit Apple even when they don't actually deserve.
  - tunap 5y ago
    I'd say that's "mission accomplished" by the marketing teams Apple pays(by salary or contract)to weave these webs of deception. I really loathe the latest "Your wifi security is insecure!!!" when not using WPA 3, despite the fact the iPhone is the only device most people have today that is WPA 3 capable.
  - JoeAltmaier 5y ago
    https://www.fastcompany.com/40493737/how-cornings-crash-project-for-steve-jobs-helped-define-the-iphone https://www.fastcompany.com/40493737/how-cornings-crash-proj...

JoeAltmaier 5y ago

Is it in dispute, that Gorilla Glass was developed for the iPhone? There's a famous story of Steve Jobs visiting the CEO of Corning, saying they needed the stronger glass in 1 year and when told "That's impossible" responded with something like "Don't be afraid. You can do it" and other such things. Called the reality distortion field, Steve Jobs was famous for convincing people that they could do the impossible.

serf 5y ago
Corning has made chemically strengthened glasses since the 1960s. Gorilla Glass is basically a rebrand of an old tech , 'Chemcor Glass', that was brought back off the shelf due to an apparently new need (mobile tech). It was used initially in the 60s for windscreens in high end open cockpit race cars as well as prototype style LeMans cars. It was scrapped for use in street cars because crash testing showed that the increased toughness of the glass actually increased passenger head trauma.
drivebycomment 5y ago
The reality distorted here is the one in your brain. Jobsian reality distortion field has mostly been like that - making people credit Apple even when they don't actually deserve.
- tunap 5y ago
  I'd say that's "mission accomplished" by the marketing teams Apple pays(by salary or contract)to weave these webs of deception. I really loathe the latest "Your wifi security is insecure!!!" when not using WPA 3, despite the fact the iPhone is the only device most people have today that is WPA 3 capable.
- JoeAltmaier 5y ago
  https://www.fastcompany.com/40493737/how-cornings-crash-project-for-steve-jobs-helped-define-the-iphone https://www.fastcompany.com/40493737/how-cornings-crash-proj...