| Associate Professor of Chemistry |
1880 |
Baekeland graduated Ghent Municipal Technical School and was awarded a scholarship which allowed him to study chemistry at the University of Ghent. |
| Becoming a Chemist |
1889 |
Baekeland met Richard Anthony in new york and Richard offered Baekeland a job at his company |
| Selling Velox |
1899 |
George Eastman offered Baekeland $1,000,000 for his Velox process. Baekeland accepted and used the money to set up his own laboratory and live comfortably in his home. |
| Creating Bakelite |
1909 |
Baekeland's next project was to come up with a hard yet moldable plastic. After much experimentation, Baekeland finally came up with his plastic and called it Bakelite. |
| Retirement |
1939 |
Baekeland had a argument with his son that would lead him to selling the company and retiring. |
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