Bakelite

material · 1907 · Electric age

The first fully synthetic plastic (Baekeland).

Inventor: Leo Baekeland.

Where it is used

• Telephone — is material for. The body of classic telephones is Bakelite.
• Rotary dial — is material for. The dial is Bakelite.
• Enigma — is material for. Bakelite.
• Circuit breaker — is material for. The body is Bakelite.

What it is a kind of

• Plastic — is a kind of. A plastic.

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