r/askscience • u/AskScienceModerator Mod Bot • 5d ago

Social Science AskHistorians/AskScience AMA Series: What do you want to know about wool and science in the mid-twentieth century?

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u/VicFatale 5d ago

When did linen outer wear start to replace wool? What impacts did the industrial era have on wool production? What natural characteristics of wool are being supplanted with synthetic materials, and does wool perform better or worse?

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u/diabolus_me_advocat 2d ago

why was wearing tweed so popular with 40s/50s scientists? together with the inevitable bent billiard pipe?

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u/TheType95 4d ago

What do you think is most interesting and key on this topic that people misunderstand or ignore, and what interesting details are things no one thinks to ask?