Timeline: Asbestos and Mesothelioma
Key Takeaways Asbestos has been used by humans since the Stone Age — initially to strengthen ceramics and cooking vessels. The ancient Greeks named it “asbestos” (meaning “inextinguishable”) and used it in candles, napkins, tablecloths, and burial cloths. The first documented case of malignant mesothelioma occurred in 1946. By 1960, South African researcher J.C. Wagner […]
