The »flat glass« area in the Glass Technology Department of the Deutsches Museum is unique in many ways. Drinking glasses and bottles are frequently found in museums, but windows, windshields and mirrors seldom serve as a central theme, although they form part of our everyday surroundings. It is even more unusual to find an explanation of how these products are made. And nowhere else are products and production processes of the past and the present so clearly explained using original equipment, models, demonstrations and interactive new media than in the Deutsches Museum. The »flat glass« exhibition guide gives the reader a chance to consolidate impressions gained in the museum itself. It is also a comprehensive yet compact reference book on an often overlooked but truly fascinating subject.