In 1907 the invention of Bakelite brought about a revolution in materials by introducing truly synthetic plastic resins into world commerce. By the end of the 20th century, plastics had been found to be persistent polluters of many environmental niches, from Mount Everest to the bottom of the sea.
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May 5, 2024 · The world's first fully synthetic plastic was Bakelite, invented in New York in 1907, by Leo Baekeland, who coined the term "plastics". Dozens of different ...
May 9, 2024 · First developed for use in war, fossil-based plastics were then enlisted for consumer products, from phones to furniture to cookware. Then, the industry began ...
May 7, 2024 · The first fully synthetic plastic, polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, was inadvertently created in 1907 by scientist Leo Hendrik Baekeland in his pursuit of ...
May 14, 2024 · Introduced in the 1960s, by the 1970s, plastic had captured a sizable majority of the grocery bag market on the continent. In Japan and Australia, as well. A ...
May 2, 2024 · Plastics didn't start being mass produced and used regularly in households until the mid-1900s, or about 75 years ago, but we do know that they are a persistent ...
7 days ago · Synthetic plastic was patented in the early 1900s. It was known as Bakelite, and it sparked a boom in durable and affordable consumer goods. Companies soon ...
4 days ago · Our romance with plastic commenced just over a century ago. For much of this history, plastic was thought harmless: An almost infinitely malleable material ...
3 days ago · The worldwide production of plastics reached a staggering 400.3 million metric tons in 2022. This marks an increase of about 1.6 percent from the previous ...
May 24, 2024 · Plastic was invented by various individuals over time. The first synthetic plastic material, celluloid, was produced in the mid-19th century by Alexander ...