A film about the discovery of Bakelite, a synthetic plastic, tells the story of Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian-born American chemist who made a transformative discovery in 1907, leading to a new era of modern industrial age.
All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic
Pioneering inventor Leo Hendrik Baekeland created Bakelite, a revolutionary plastic that transformed the world in the early 20th century.
