The beginning of the plastics age: Just over one hundred years ago, on July 13 1907, Leo H. Baekeland applied for a patent for the processing of a product that had an enormous influence on the development of our technology, and which changed our habits forever. The patent described Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic, which heralded our entrance into the plastics age.
Der Beginn des Kunststoff‐Zeitalters: Vor gut hundert Jahren, am 13. Juli 1907, reichte Leo H. Baekeland ein Patent ein, das einen enormen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der Kunststoffe ausüben und das alltägliche Leben für immer verändern sollte. Das Patent beschreibt Bakelit, den ersten synthetischen Kunststoff, und läutete den Übergang in das Kunststoff‐Zeitalter ein.
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