Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944)

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Name (English)
Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Short name
Leo Baekeland
Year of birth
1863
Year of death
1944
Short Description
"Leo Hendrik Baekeland HonFRSE (November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, non-flammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry." - (en.wikipedia.org 03.11.2023)
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