The Life and Times of Leo Baekeland
2018 · NR · 0h 59m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
In 1907, Belgian-born American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland made one of the most transformative discoveries of the 20th century: Bakelite. It was the first wholly synthetic plastic and ushered in an explosion of new man-made materials that marked the beginnings of our modern industrial age.
Director: John E. Maher
Music by: Martin J. Fegy
Editor: Craig Mikhitarian