Listen "E13 - Bakelite"
Episode Synopsis
“The Material of a Thousand Uses!” What is Bakelite, and where did it go?
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Sources:
“13 Things You Won't Believe Were Once Made From Bakelite.” Dusty Old Thing, https://dustyoldthing.com/13-things-bakelite/.
“Bakelite First Synthetic Plastic - National Historic Chemical Landmark.” American Chemical Society, https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/bakelite.html.
Clark, Tessa, editor. Bakelite Style. Apple, 1997. Internet Archive.
“The Story of Bakelite, the First Synthetic Plastic.” ThoughtCo, 13 April 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/story-of-synthetic-plastic-1991672.
Ward, Alvin. “24 Important Scientific Discoveries That Happened by Accident.” Mental Floss, 2 May 2015, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53646/24-important-scientific-discoveries-happened-accident.
Instagram and More: https://linktr.ee/hypnotichistory
Sources:
“13 Things You Won't Believe Were Once Made From Bakelite.” Dusty Old Thing, https://dustyoldthing.com/13-things-bakelite/.
“Bakelite First Synthetic Plastic - National Historic Chemical Landmark.” American Chemical Society, https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/bakelite.html.
Clark, Tessa, editor. Bakelite Style. Apple, 1997. Internet Archive.
“The Story of Bakelite, the First Synthetic Plastic.” ThoughtCo, 13 April 2019, https://www.thoughtco.com/story-of-synthetic-plastic-1991672.
Ward, Alvin. “24 Important Scientific Discoveries That Happened by Accident.” Mental Floss, 2 May 2015, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53646/24-important-scientific-discoveries-happened-accident.
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