The History of Bakelite
Dr. Leo Baekland, a scientist, was responsible for the discovery
of bakelite. He was born in Belgian. In 1889 he immigrated the
the USA hoping for better career opportunities. In 1907 he was
working as independent chemist when by accident he discovered
the compound of carbolic acid and formaldehyde. When he tried to
reheat the solidified compound he discovered it would not melt
no matter how high the temperature.
Shortly after he trademarked