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Bakelite

accidental discoveries that changed the world-Bakelite
Year: 1907
Country: New York, USA
Researcher: Leo Baekeland
Occurrence: During development of Velox visual paper, Baekeland found a hard mouldable material by controlling tension and temperature on phenol and formaldehyde which he named as ‘Bakelite’ which was the first thermostatting plastic.