Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes bakelite corporation president
I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite. Leo Baekeland bakelitecallhard share on social
Well, it was kind of an accident, because plastic is not what I meant to invent. I had just sold photograph paper to Eastman Kodak for 1 million dollars. Leo Baekeland accidentdollareastman Change image and share on social
In 1893 I founded a chemical company which I ran until 1899. Leo Baekeland chemicalcompanyfound Change image and share on social
When it comes to the health of our families, Barack refused to listen to all those folks who told him to leave health reform for another day, another president. He didn't care whether it was the easy thing to do politically - that's not how he was raised - he cared that it was the right thing to do. Michelle Obama barackcareday share on social
I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite. Leo Baekeland bakelitecallhard share on social
I doubt very much that the chief executives of any of the Fortune 500 corporations can name five edible plants, five native grasses, or five migratory birds within walking distance of their homes, or name the soil series upon which their house sits. And I would contend that if you don't know where you are, you are in fact nowhere at all. Paul Hawken birdchiefcontend share on social