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Humans have been wearing armor for thousands of years. Ancient tribes fastened animal hides and plant materials around their bodies. The warriors of ancient Rome and medieval Europe covered themselves in metal plates before going into battle. By the 1400’s, armor in the Western world had become highly sophisticated. With the right armor, one is invincible. All that changed with the development of cannons and guns (1500’s). These weapons hurl projectiles at a high rate of speed, giving them energy to penetrate metal. One can increase the thickness of traditional armor materials, but they soon become too cumbersome and heavy. http://science.howstuffworks.com/body-armor.htm

Hard body armor offers more protection than soft body armor, but it’s cumbersome. Police and military personnel wear this sort of protection when there is high risk of attack. For everyday use, most wear flexible, soft body armor that one wears like an ordinary jacket.

Humans have been wearing armor for thousands of years. Ancient tribes fastened animal hides and plant materials around their bodies. The warriors of ancient Rome and medieval Europe covered themselves in metal plates before going into battle. By the 1400’s, armor in the Western world had become highly sophisticated. With the right armor, one is invincible. All that changed with the development of cannons and guns (1500’s). These weapons hurl projectiles at a high rate of speed, giving them energy to penetrate metal. One can increase the thickness of traditional armor materials, but they soon become too cumbersome and heavy. http://science.howstuffworks.com/body-armor.htm

Hard body armor offers more protection than soft body armor, but it’s cumbersome. Police and military personnel wear this sort of protection when there is high risk of attack. For everyday use, most wear flexible, soft body armor that one wears like an ordinary jacket.

It wasn't until the 1960’s that weapons engineers developed a reliable bullet-resistant armor that was comfortable. Unlike traditional armor, this soft body armor is not made out of pieces of metal; it’s formed from advanced woven fibers that can be sewn into vests and other clothing. Hard body armor, made out of ceramic or metal plates, functions the same way as medieval iron suits worn by knights: It’s hard enough that bullets are deflected. Thus, the armor material pushes out on the bullet with the same force with which the bullet pushes in, so the armor is not penetrated.

Humans have been wearing armor for thousands of years. Ancient tribes fastened animal hides and plant materials around their bodies. The warriors of ancient Rome and medieval Europe covered themselves in metal plates before going into battle. By the 1400’s, armor in the Western world had become highly sophisticated. With the right armor, you’re invincible. All that changed with the development of cannons and guns (1500’s). These weapons hurl projectiles at a high rate of speed, giving them energy to penetrate metal. You can increase the thickness of traditional armor materials, but they soon become too cumbersome and heavy.

Humans have been wearing armor for thousands of years. Ancient tribes fastened animal hides and plant materials around their bodies. The warriors of ancient Rome and medieval Europe covered themselves in metal plates before going into battle. By the 1400’s, armor in the Western world had become highly sophisticated. With the right armor, one is invincible. All that changed with the development of cannons and guns (1500’s). These weapons hurl projectiles at a high rate of speed, giving them energy to penetrate metal. One can increase the thickness of traditional armor materials, but they soon become too cumbersome and heavy.

Modern food scientists and technologists are versatile, interdisciplinary and collaborative practitioners in a profession at the crossroads of scientific and technological developments.  As our food system has drastically changed, from one centered around family food production and preservation on individual farms to the modern system of today, most people are no longer connected to their food nor are they familiar with the agricultural production and food manufacturing processes designed for providing higher quality, safe food.  In the United States, food science is typically studied at “land-grant” universities which were chartered in the mid-1800’s to support agricultural and technical education.

Modern food scientists and technologists are versatile, interdisciplinary and collaborative practitioners in a profession at the crossroads of scientific and technological developments.  As our food system has drastically changed, from one centered around family food production and preservation on individual farms to the modern system of today, most people are no longer connected to their food nor are they familiar with the agricultural production and food manufacturing processes designed for providing higher quality, safe food.  In the United States, food science is typically studied at “land-grant” universities which were chartered in the mid-1800’s to support agricultural and technical education.

Modern food scientists and technologists are versatile, interdisciplinary and collaborative practitioners in a profession at the crossroads of scientific and technological developments.  As our food system has drastically changed, from one centered around family food production and preservation on individual farms to the modern system of today, most people are no longer connected to their food nor are they familiar with the agricultural production and food manufacturing processes designed for providing higher quality, safe food.  In the United States, food science is typically studied at “land-grant” universities which were chartered in the mid-1800’s to support agricultural and technical education.