Pilkington
/ˈpɪlkɪŋtən/
/ˈpɪlkɪŋtən/
- an international company, based in Britain, that makes many different types of glass. The company has produced glass since the early 19th century, but it became well known in the 1950s when Alastair Pilkington invented a new way of making flat glass by floating it on metal that has been heated until it becomes liquid.
皮尔金顿（Pilkington）：一家总部位于英国的国际公司，生产许多不同类型的玻璃。该公司自19世纪初开始生产玻璃，但是在1950年代，Alastair Pilkington发明了一种新的制造平板玻璃的方法，该方法是将平板玻璃漂浮在加热到变成液体的金属上，从而使平板玻璃崭露头角。