River giant Viking's second ocean ship, the 930-passenger Viking Sea, debuted in 2016. Here it's shown in Santorini, Greece with its slightly older sister, Viking Star, just days after its unveiling. Viking Cruises.
Bakelite. n. 1. (Elements & Compounds) any one of a class of thermosetting resins used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware, telephone receivers, etc.[C20: named after L. H. Baekeland (1863-1944), Belgian-born US inventor; see-ite 1 ].akelite. n. 1. (Elements & Compounds) any one of a class of thermosetting resins used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware, telephone receivers, etc.
He has been called The Father of the Plastics Industry:13 for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.[4]Early lifeLeo Baekeland was born in Ghent, Belgium, on November 14, 1863,[5] the son of a cobbler and a house maid.[6]