history of the memory foam

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  • 1966

    1966
    Memory foam was developed in 1966 under a contract by NASA'S Ames research center.

  • 2016

    2016
    memory foam has been a mattress and is now used in the bottom of shoe's

  • 1980's

    1980's
    When Nasa released memory foam to the public in the 1980's Fagerdala World Foam's was one of the few companies was willing to work with the foam, as the manufacturing process remain difficult and unreliable.

  • 1991

    1991
    Their 1991 product, the "Tempur-Pedic Swedish Mattress" eventually led to the mattress and cushion company, Tempur World.

  • 2006

    2006
    In 2006, the third generation of memory foam was introduced. Gel visco or gel memory foam consists of gel particles fused with visco foam to prevent trapped body heat, speed up spring back time and help the mattress feel smooth

  • 2011

    2011
    This technology was originally developed and patented by Peterson Chemical Technology and gel mattresses became famous when it came out of Serta’s iComfort line and Simmon's Beautyrest in 2011