Evolution of Body Armor
Body Armor is as old as the human civilization and humans are known to have been wearing and using Body Armor since the Stone Age era. The quality and type of Body Armor has no doubt under gone sea changes with the advancement of technology and science which as been a universal phenomena in all spheres of life.
Most of the ancient tribes who fought with each other used to fasten animal hide and some plant material all around their bodies while hunting or when at war. The trend continued with the brave soldiers of ancient Greece and the great warriors of ancient Rome and then during medieval Europe. The soldiers used to cover their torsos with metal plates for added protections while going into battle. By the 1400s, Body Armor used in the Western world had become very sophisticated. With the use of right armor, you were almost invincible.
The invincibility story ended with the development of guns and cannons in the 1500s. These lethal weapons would hurl projectiles at a high velocity, giving them sufficient energy to pierce and penetrate the thin layers of any ordinary metal. Though increasing the thickness of Body Armor plactes was a solution, but the result is that they become too heavy and cumbersome for any person to wear.
It was only in the 1960s that scientists researched and developed a Body Armor which was reliable and comfortable to wear though slightly heavy. Traditional Body Armor was made of metal plates covering all the body parts which needed protection. Unlike the traditional armor, the newly developed soft body armor was not made using pieces of metal but it was made from layers of specially designed woven fibers where capable of being sewed in form of vests. Later on specially crafted light weight plates which had bullet resistance powers were added to these vests to make them provide more protection. The development still continues.