ABSTRACT
Aluminum is a “young” metal whose existence was established only 200 years ago. However, Pliny the Elder mentions a strange, light, and silvery metal in his Historia Naturalis, which might indicate that aluminum may have been discovered accidentally and then forgotten almost 2000 years ago:
Modern scientists and inventors were more fortunate and, as a result of their efforts, we now have a variety of aluminum alloys that are used in a wide range of applications.
