Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

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. It was the first synthetic thermosetting plastic. Charles Goodyear worked with rubber vulcanization, Roy Plunkett discovered Teflon, and Henry Ford developed automobile assembly lines - none invented Bakelite.

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