Beyond Bakelite
Leo Baekeland and the Business of Science and Invention
$123.52
- Paperback
378 pages
- Release Date
24 March 2020
Summary
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 his career, Baekeland was called the “father of plastics”-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262538695 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262538695 |
| Author: | Joris Mercelis |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 378 |
| Release Date: | 24 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 622g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series |
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Critics Review
“Mercelis uses Baekeland’s career to explore the intersections of science, technology, business, and intellectual property. [ … ] [S]tudents of the history of technology would be well served using this work as entry to the literature on science-technology relations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.”
—Technology and Culture
About The Author
Joris Mercelis
Joris Mercelis is Assistant Professor in the Department of History of Science and Technology at Johns Hopkins University.
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