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Part of the book series: Advances in Sol-Gel Derived Materials and Technologies ((Adv.Sol-Gel Deriv. Materials Technol.))

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This chapter presents a historical account of the progressive development of the solid materials known as aerogels. The founding work of Kistler is first summarized. His precursory work attracted the attention of scientists who focused on the physics and chemistry of aerogels, reviewed in the second section. The latter studies allowed for the understanding of how a very high open porosity solid could be maintained when drying a gel and how some specific properties such as transparency or a hydrophobic character could be granted to these materials. In turn, a better knowledge of the scientific basis behind aerogels led to determining their technical characteristics and developing their applications, as addressed in the third section. The most recent developments summarized in the last section aim at a progressive transfer of these applications toward the industry.

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The author is very grateful to researchers in the Mines ParisTech centers, France, and in particular to Berthon-Fabry Sandrine, Rigacci A, and Berger M-H for providing photographs of aerogels included in this chapter.

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Pierre, A.C. (2011). History of Aerogels. In: Aegerter, M., Leventis, N., Koebel, M. (eds) Aerogels Handbook. Advances in Sol-Gel Derived Materials and Technologies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7589-8_1

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