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Dark History Of Sunglasses
Sunglasses have a dark history, but a bright future. The history of sunglasses can be traced back to the Roman Emperor Nero who watched the gladiator competitions through polished gems emerald green light, held his eyes.The invention of sunglasses was somewhere between 1268 and 1289. A visual record of history of sunglasses is a painting by Tommaso da Modena early in 1352. The person in the paint with sunglasses. This was the first painting of a subject in sunglasses and many more were to follow as it became a symbol of distinction and honor of fashion.
Around the twelfth century and before 1430, sunglasses were worn by judges in courts of China. The smoky quartz, flat-glass windows were not used as protection against the sun. They have been used to conceal any expression in their eyes to avoid giving the results of their decisions. Prescription glasses were developed in Italy in 1430 and was later used by the Chinese people Judges.By century, 1600 has begun to realize the benefits of prescription glasses that help older people look better and the slogan "A blessing for the elderly "was born in 1629. Was the motto of an English manufacturer of eyeglasses, Spectacle Makers Company.In middle of the 18th Century, James Ayscough developed blue and green corrective lenses which began the use of sunglasses for correcting optical impairments.
The development of lenses and sunglasses continued over the years. Problems in keeping eyeglasses on the face or resting on the nose led to experiments. Spectacle frames were made of leather, bone and metal were placed in the nose. Patillas began as silk strips of ribbon that wraps around the ears. Instead of loops, the Chinese added ceramic weights to the ends of the tapes. Solid rods were invented, finally, Edward Scarlett in 1730. Benjamin Franklin invented bifocal lenses followed in 1780.
From the 20th Century, sunglasses were used to protect the eyes from the sun. In 1929 Sam Foster began selling his sunglasses to protect the Woolworth stores on the promenade on the beaches of Atlantic City and New Jersey. Subsidies encourage the sunglasses were first mass-produced and began the trend of fashion sunglasses.
In the 1930s, the Army Air Corps asked Bausch & Lomb to develop effectively sunglasses reduce glare from the sun at high altitude for the drivers. Bausch & Lomb came up with sunglasses that had a dark green tint that absorbs light of the yellow earth H. spectrum.Edward had invented the Polaroid filter and by 1936 had to use in making sunglasses and soon, sunglasses became "cool." The movie stars began to sunglasses as a statement and that hide behind. Aviator glasses became popular with movie stars and the general public in 1937 after Ray Ban sunglasses developed anti-glare with polarization. The longer the focal length is created to give more protection to pilots' eyes from the light reflected in their control panels.
In 1970, Hollywood stars and fashion designers have had an enormous impact on the sunglasses market. Clothing designers and stars put their names on glasses and sunglasses and everyone had to have them.In 2007, the stars are still hiding behind his sunglasses large, making fashion statements and protect your eyes from the harmful effects of Ultra Violet (UV) rays. With modern technology and improvements, sunglasses continue to evolve. We have gone from holding green gems for us to watch Gladiator sports Oakley sunglasses 2004 digital audio players built in. What's next?


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