After failing to see success in his own business operations, Leo decided to return to what he knew and he started producing a kind of photographic paper that would allow good pictures to be taken in artificial light. He did so well in the beginning that he started a company called Nepera Chemical Company while creating a special kind of paper called Velox. Within two years, Kodak

　　Company bought the right to Leo's discovery for $ 1,000,000. Leo accepted and used the money to

　　set up his own laboratory in his backyard in New York and lived a comfortable life.

　　Leo's next project was to come up with a hard yet moldable(可模压的)plastic. After much experimentation, Leo finally came up with a plastic and called it Bakelite. Its special feature was that at a high temperature and pressure, Bakelite can hold its form，even under great heat. Leo made his achievement public in February, 1909. The invention of Bakelite, marked the beginning of the Age of Plastics.

　　Whether we are listening to the radio，driving down the road, or drinking from our plastic bottles，we can thank a man who had the foresight and

　　courage

　　to

　　pursue

　　what

　　he thought was possible.

　　【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了Leo Baekeland在生意失败之后，利用Kodak

　　Company所给的钱做资金，从而发明了plastic的事情。

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