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Bakelite buret, 2000

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 2006.501.058

Scope and Contents

Museum of the History of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Transparent, dark brown Bakelite buret. First pieces handmade by Leo Baekeland. This buret was probably among a group that was sent to the American Chemical Society. [Leo Baekeland's father-in-law, Schwartz, was Kekule's successor at Ghent.]

Dates

  • Creation: 2000

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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