The Discovery of Bakelite
In short: In 1907, Leo Hendrik Baekeland created Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, transforming industrial manufacturing and the material basis of modern life.
A 1:32 short film in the series “Inventors & Inventions”.
Sources used in this film: Britannica, “Second Industrial Revolution | history | Britannica”; Science History Institute, “Leo Hendrik Baekeland”; Taylor & Francis, “Revisiting the Early History of Synthetic Polymers: Critiques and New Insights”; Science History Institute, “History and Future of Plastics”.
Sources used in this film
- Britannica — Second Industrial Revolution | history | Britannica · View →
- Science History Institute — Leo Hendrik Baekeland · View →
- Taylor & Francis — Revisiting the Early History of Synthetic Polymers: Critiques and New Insights · View →
- Science History Institute — History and Future of Plastics · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Britannica: Second Industrial Revolution | history | Britannica
- Also: Science History Institute: Leo Hendrik Baekeland
- Also: Taylor & Francis: Revisiting the Early History of Synthetic Polymers: Critiques and New Insights
- Also: Science History Institute: History and Future of Plastics
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