The History of Aluminum and How It Changed the World

The Real Engineering video "The Material That Changed the World" explains the history of aluminum and how refining techniques took it from one of the most expensive metals in the world to one of the cheapest, and how its use in construction and as an airplane material impacted the modern world.

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