Every time the invention of glass is mentioned, the Phoenicians are the first ones to stand out. Legend says that some Phoenicians, when landing on the coast of Syria, set up their camp and built a fire on sand, bones and saltpeter. Shortly after, a shiny liquid drained from the fire and rapidly solidified itself.

Even with this story, the Phoenicians should not be the only ones to receive praise. In Ancient Egypt, archaeologists found the material shaped as colored glass beads, necklaces, earrings and blown bottles.

In the international definition, glass is “an inorganic fusion product that was cooled down until it reached rigidity, without crystal forms”.

In fact, the true nationality of the discoverers doesn’t matter; the discovery itself does.