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First documented man to attempt use of spider silk
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur "diligently collected the material from egg sacs and attempted to make stockings and gloves" (1), -
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First invention made to harvest spider silk
Daniel Rolt combined an engine and spool to create a spider-silk harvesting machine. It could wind18,000 feet of silk from only 24 spiders in just two hours. -
Civil War surgeon Burt G. Wilder creates a stock holder to keep spiders in place
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Spider silk used in World War II
"Spider silk was used for crosshairs in optical devices, including microscopes, telescopes, guns, and bomb guiding systems" (1). -
Professor genetically modifies goat to create spider silk.
Professor Randy Lewis of the University of Wyoming put genes into a goat to make its milk produce the same proteins needed to create spider silk.