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
Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930. Leo Baekeland bakelitecorporationpresident Change image and 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
I also served on many government committees. Leo Baekeland committeegovernmentserve Change image and share on social
