The heat resistant glass Pyrex, used in laboratory equipment and kitchenware, was developed in 1915. How did Pyrex get its name?

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The First World War saw innovations and inventions on the fields of battle with tanks, aeroplanes and poison gas all being developed.  There were also advances in the field of medicine brought about by the injuries suffered on the battlefields.


The heat resistant glass Pyrex, used in laboratory equipment and kitchenware, was developed in 1915. How did Pyrex get its name?