
All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic
“The Life and Times of Leo Baekeland”
In 1907, Belgian-born American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland made one of the most transformative discoveries of the 20th century: Bakelite. It was the first wholly synthetic plastic and ushered in an explosion of new man-made materials that marked the beginnings of our modern industrial age.
Director: John E. Maher
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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Mar 1, 2018
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- John E. Maher
























