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Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announces the creation of Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic.
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Leo Baekeland
Belgian chemist (1863–1944); inventor of Bakelite
Leo Hendrik Baekeland was a Belgian chemist. Educated in Belgium and Germany, he spent most of his career in the United States. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry"…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bakelite
First synthetic plastic
Bakelite, formally polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Plastic
Material of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers. Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms. This adaptability, combined with a wide range of other…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)