Bakelite

Bakelite - The proprietary name for phenolic and other plastics materials produced by Bakelite Limited, but often used indiscriminately to describe any phenolic molding material or molding. The name is derived from that of Dr. Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944), a Belgian who, through his work on synthesis of phenolic resins and their commercial development in the early 1900's, is generally considered to be the "father" of the plastic industry.