The History of Circuit Boards

So, the boards that we use to day took about 100 years to develop into a massive industry. Here is a short explanation of the history and the people that played an important role in the development. For some it might be a little too much information, but here it is: The circuit boards that we take for granted, started with technologies in the 20th century. In 1903, a German inventor, Albert Hanson, described flat foil conductors laminated to an insulating board, in multiple layers. Thomas Edison experimented with chemical methods of plating conductors onto linen paper in 1904. Arthur Berry in 1913 patented a print-and-etch method in Britain, and in the United States Max Schoop obtained a patent to flame-spray metal onto a board through a patterned mask. Charles Durcase in 1927 patented a method of electroplating circuit patterns. The Austrian engineer Paul Eisler invented the printed circuit as part of a radio set while working in England around 1936. Around 1943 the USA began to use the technology on a large scale to make proximity fuses for use in World War II. After the war, in 1948, the USA released the invention for commercial use. Printed circuits did not become commonplace in consumer electronics until the mid-1950s, after the Auto-Sembly process was developed by the United States Army. At around the same time in Britain work along similar lines was carried out by Geoffrey Dummer, then at the RRDE. NOW IT IS USED IN MY ART AS A MEANS OF EXPRESSION - THE ART MOVEMENT IS CALLED ASSEMBLAGE.