Multiple choice general knowledge

Who invented Bakelite?

  1. Charles Goodyear

  2. Leo Hendrik Baekeland

  3. Roy Plunkett

  4. Henry Ford
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Explanation

Leo Hendrik Baekeland, a Belgian chemist, invented Bakelite in 1907 - the first synthetic plastic that could be molded and mass-produced. Bakelite revolutionized manufacturing by being durable, heat-resistant, and electrically insulating. Charles Goodyear worked on rubber vulcanization, Roy Plunkett discovered Teflon, and Henry Ford pioneered automobile assembly lines.

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