Beyond Bakelite: Leo Baekeland and the Business of Science and Invention

by Joris Mercelis

The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the "father of plastics."

The Belgian-born American chemist, inventor, and entrepreneur Leo Baekeland (1863-1944) is best known for his invention of the first synthetic plastic--his near-namesake Bakelite--which had applications ranging from electrical insulators to Art Deco jewelry. Toward the end of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262538695
• ISBN13: 9780262538695
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"