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In 1907, Belgian-born American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland made one of the most transformative discoveries of the 20th century: Bakelite. It was the first wholly synthetic plastic and ushered in an explosion of new man-made materials that marked the beginnings of our modern industrial age. |
The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'
Passfire
The Tobacco Conspiracy: The Backroom Deals of a Deadly Industry
Made for Play: Board Games and Modern Industry
Pioneer Axe
Modern Marvels: American Steel: Built to Last
Manufactured Landscapes
Le Nouveau monde
747: The Jumbo Revolution
Television
Lingerie: The Industry Exposed
Aluminum on the March
Seawards the Great Ships
Conquest of Light
Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware
Making the American Man
Kainai
Company Town
La zuppa del demonio
Le capiage
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