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What material did Otto Schott revolutionize in Zeiss's enterprises?

  • Steel

  • Copper

  • Optical Glass

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Optical glass was revolutionized in Zeiss's enterprises by Otto Schott. In 1882, he founded Schott AG, a glass-manufacturing company that is now part of the Carl Zeiss Group. Schott's goal was to produce high-quality optical glass that would be used in microscopes, telescopes, and other optical instruments.
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